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Originally Posted by saden1
State rights go out the window when it comes to guns but when it comes to abortion and gay marriage it's god's gift to mankind.
Scalia and crew strike again.
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Well, the 14th amendment incorporated the Bill of Rights to apply to the states. So technically, the idea of "states rights" were thrown out the window around April of 1861.
Personally, I prefer the idea that the states cannot abridge our freedom of religion, freedom to assemble, our freedom to own firearms, and so on. Call me crazy, but the Bill of Rights, and forcing government at the local, state, and federal levels to abide by them seems like a pretty good idea.