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To: Openurmind
...nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;

This is the part that grinds my gears. Section 1 of the 14th amendment uses the word "citizen" twice earlier in that section. I wish they'd have used it a third and fourth time in Section 1 instead of "person". A lot of today's problems would not be happening if it were so.

23 posted on 02/22/2024 6:33:13 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (The Truth is like a lion. You don't need to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

That makes sense. “Person” opens a door...


32 posted on 02/22/2024 7:29:44 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Know what I am worried about now at this point with this ruling? Ca will counter it and get an unconstitutional ruling that prosecutions “CAN BE” selective. Which will then set a precedent nationwide and essentially render selective prosecution legal. So while this looks good, it may create another serious legal problem.


35 posted on 02/22/2024 7:38:54 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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