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To: Tarkin

--- it was universally understood prior in the early days of the Republic that the BoR applied only to the fedgov.

Not true. There was quite a bit of opposition to Barron & the 'states rights' position..

156 posted on 01/15/2006 3:46:07 PM PST by don asmussen

To: don asmussen

Not true. There was quite a bit of opposition to Barron & the 'states rights' position..

Maybe, but nevertheless the Barron decision was unanimous, never overruled and I've never heard of any Supreme Court justice who would oppose it.

173 posted on 01/15/2006 4:22:14 PM PST by Tarkin (Janice Rogers Brown for President!)

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