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General Discussion => Constitution and Law => Topic started by: CARLHAYDEN on February 26, 2010, 08:19:09 AM



Title: State v. Sieyes
Post by: CARLHAYDEN on February 26, 2010, 08:19:09 AM
The Washington (state) Supreme Court delivered an opinion in State v. Sieyes on the applicablity of the Second Amendment to the states which is likely to be a preview of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in McDonald v. Chicago.


Title: Re: State v. Sieyes
Post by: Free Trade is managed by the invisible hand. on February 27, 2010, 05:22:31 PM
The Washington (state) Supreme Court delivered an opinion in State v. Sieyes on the applicablity of the Second Amendment to the states which is likely to be a preview of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in McDonald v. Chicago.

do you think the 14th amendment applies here?


Title: Re: State v. Sieyes
Post by: CARLHAYDEN on February 28, 2010, 07:38:22 AM
The Washington (state) Supreme Court delivered an opinion in State v. Sieyes on the applicablity of the Second Amendment to the states which is likely to be a preview of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in McDonald v. Chicago.

do you think the 14th amendment applies here?

Its the due process clause of the 14th amendment which is being utilized to apply the second amendment to the states just as the same clause is used to apply the first amendment to the states.