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To: Tublecane
One wouldn’t need to put words into their mouths to strike them down.

The discussion at the point you jumped in was only in regard to state minimum wage laws. I was arguing that I didn't see how the Constitution mandated a federal court to stop such a state law.

At the beginning of the discussion I had stated that I could see how federal minimum wage laws were not constitutional, but saw state minimum wage laws as being a non-federal matter. The only relevant constitution being that of the paticular state.

25 posted on 01/25/2010 2:03:12 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear
Well dang...there it is:

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

I guess there is a case to be made for not allowing states to have minimum wage...but presumably only in regard to an existing contract obligation.

26 posted on 01/25/2010 2:12:24 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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