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To: Roscoe
As stated in the preamble, the only purpose of the proposed amendments was to prevent the federal government from "misconstruing or abusing its powers."

"The Second Amendment declares that it shall not be infringed, but this, as has been seen, means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress." -- US Supreme Court, U.S. v. Cruikshank, 92 U.S. 542 (1875), Presser v. State of Illinois, 116 U.S. 252 (1886)

Then by extension, the States would be free to deny our freedom of religion, speech, assembly......

7 posted on 06/12/2003 12:34:33 PM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9
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To: NY.SS-Bar9
Then by extension, the States would be free to deny our freedom of religion, speech, assembly......

Those have been "incorporated" by the USSC.

9 posted on 06/12/2003 1:34:04 PM PDT by Roscoe
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