When the US Constitution was ratified in 1787, it included the Bill of Rights, which declared some specific restrictions on the federal government.
“No person shall...nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;...”
The Fifth Amenment’s Due Process REQUIREMENT of the US Constitution.
Under the Fourteenth Amendment, the Due Process clause was incorporated, making the Due Process clause binding on state governments as well as the federal govt.
The Equal Protection clause was added to ensure its uniform application to all persons, commonly understood throughout history and, until 1973, as human beings.
“...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
Terri Schiavo was “deprived of life” under a Florida court order.
She was denied equal protection of the law.
The state has no constitutional or moral authority to order innocent people to death.
The federal government has a constitutional duty to defend innocent human life.
Anyone who tells you the state has the right to kill innocent human beings under its state rights umbrella is a liar.
You saved me the time of writing it. The federal goverment had a duty to step in here. The main objective of this government is to defend the right to life of innocent people. Barack shows a poor understanding of the Constitution and our most fundamental right.
It’s sick to think that in his entire history in government, that is the thing he regrets most. It’s revealing of his true character, though. He’s a typical leftist. They are of course worthy of life, but they get to decide if the “lesser minions” are.