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In the discussion thread: Should there be a duty to rescue law? [View all]

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 07:48 PM

25. Constitutional restraints primarily restrict the federal government

State governments have almost unlimited authority to require, prohibit, tax, subsidize, establish, or dismantle just about anything they please. The only prohibitions on the authority of state legislatures are in Section 10 and Amendments 1-8, 13-15, 19, 24, and 26.

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Should there be a duty to rescue law? [View all]	gejohnston	Oct 2012	OP
Nope. Not everybody is fit for that role.	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#1
Unfuckingbelievable. You're ambivalent about making it a law to FORCE people to shoot?	MotherPetrie	Oct 2012	#2
But how do you REALLY feel?	holdencaufield	Oct 2012	#4
it goes beyond that	gejohnston	Oct 2012	#5
"force people to shoot"?	PavePusher	Oct 2012	#8
Well, I'm sure you and others will find yet new ways to distort the Second.nt	Eleanors38	Oct 2012	#24
Aside from the firearms thing...	TreasonousBastard	Oct 2012	#3
half the police in america would go to jail for failing to help citizens against bad cops lol nt	msongs	Oct 2012	#6
for the first time in the gungeon	gejohnston	Oct 2012	#7
No, THEY have immunity. ;)	AtheistCrusader	Oct 2012	#28
It would be extremely unconstitutional IMO. There should be some form of good samaritan law	trouble.smith	Oct 2012	#9
I don't like the idea either, but how would it be unconstitutional?	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#11
The government can not legally compel you to endanger your life or to take anothers	trouble.smith	Oct 2012	#13
You say that, but can you cite that?	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#14
Start with the 14th amendment.	Angleae	Oct 2012	#16
I don't see it.	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#17
It prohibits the states from forcing you to do things.	Angleae	Oct 2012	#19
Where?	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#21
how about the fifth amendment?	trouble.smith	Oct 2012	#29
" due process of law" ...	oldhippie	Oct 2012	#31
I don't think the state can circumvent the 5th amendment rights of every citizen	trouble.smith	Oct 2012	#33
I totally agree with your reasoning, but .....	oldhippie	Oct 2012	#34
I vote no on the duty to rescue	Kennah	Oct 2012	#10
I wanna kill kill kill	SecularMotion	Oct 2012	#12
That was my job interview ...	holdencaufield	Oct 2012	#15
Then I suggest you seek counciling and perhaps medication.	PavePusher	Oct 2012	#20
Your attempt to create a distorted narrative are undermined by someone in underwear. nt	Eleanors38	Oct 2012	#23
NO. Using my gun to rescue someone else involves a high chance of making a mistake.	GreenStormCloud	Oct 2012	#18
I haven't thought much about this, but a duty-to-defend law appears coercive...	Eleanors38	Oct 2012	#22
Constitutional restraints primarily restrict the federal government	Glaug-Eldare	Oct 2012	#25
The courts' have an expression: Constitutionally vague	Eleanors38	Oct 2012	#26
about the only way I will "rescue" someone	littlewolf	Oct 2012	#27
NO!	Remmah2	Oct 2012	#30
No you can't be required by law	4th law of robotics	Oct 2012	#32
I am not the least bit ambivalent...	MicaelS	Oct 2012	#35
Your talking about vigilantly justice. That seems to me an	upaloopa	Oct 2012	#36
vigilante is a group of guys who go looking	gejohnston	Oct 2012	#37
You would rather the victim(good guy) be shot first?	oneshooter	Oct 2012	#38

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