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« on: May 13, 2005, 05:29:38 PM »

Do we need a constitutional amendment for everything? Just repeal the law, and let the regions define it by statute.
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A18
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2005, 05:31:17 PM »

Do we need a constitutional amendment for everything? Just repeal the law, and let the regions define it by statute.

The power of the federal government to regulate the things in the amendment is specifically enumerated in the Constitution.

That doesn't mean it has to regulate them.
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A18
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2005, 04:57:26 AM »

If it was a settled issue, it wouldn't be on the Senate floor, and it wouldn't have the support of the biggest liberal in the Senate.
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