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[QUOTE]Originally posted by USS Vanguard: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [qb] Depends on the wording of the law, of which I'm not sure. If I recall correctly, however, it stated that no one can have a firearm within something like 100 yards of any public school. That infringes on the rights of the states and counties. [/qb][/QUOTE] That it does, but then law is flexible and the Constitution even more so. Its an infringement by the standards of Rehnquist and others but not by others. Hell, the same clause used as a justification above was used by the Federal Government to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 196-(i forget the exact year). In several cases, the court (a very liberal one under Warren) used the commerce clause to prevent businesses from discriminating against blacks. In the strict almost Jeffersonian sense of the Constitution, it was most definately an invasion of States rights. But of course, it was needed. The states, and I mean Alabama, etc wouldn't have done diddly squat to prevent discrimination against blacks. At that point in time, the stronger central government was needed to protect the individual from states and local influences. Its just a case where sometimes the states just aren't going to do the right thing. Of course, today it would have been struck down and minorities would continue to have been discriminated in American restaurants and hotels. Law is such a gray area of study. It is VERY difficult to say AND prove that only a liberal or conservative interpretation of the government is correct. And Omega, you are definately correct that too strong of a central government is a distinct danger in many nations including our own. However, it must be understood that too weak of one is just as dangerous. Neither Liberals nor Conservatives are out there trying to ruin lives. Both are working towards what they feel is best for the country. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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