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MLeake · October 11, 2010, 02:15 AM

RastaMan, if rights ascribed to individuals by the constitution could be modified by the states, we would never have had a Civil War. The south would simply have chosen to ignore the legislation that ultimately led to 13A, 14A, and 15A, and would never have felt the need to secede.

Since SCOTUS has decided that 2A is an individual right, and not a state's right, then your argument is flawed.

October 11, 2010, 02:15 AM	#104
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	States' rights vs individual rights RastaMan, if rights ascribed to individuals by the constitution could be modified by the states, we would never have had a Civil War. The south would simply have chosen to ignore the legislation that ultimately led to 13A, 14A, and 15A, and would never have felt the need to secede. Since SCOTUS has decided that 2A is an individual right, and not a state's right, then your argument is flawed.