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pazzyanne

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17. "The Constitution and Bill of Rights are."

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #15)

Thu Jun 30, 2022, 11:35 PM

Jun 2022

Unfortunately, this court did not include the Bill of Rights in considering their decisions.

“Originalism has been the reigning constitutional theory of legal conservatives since the election of Ronald Reagan,” a contributor to the National Review wrote recently, with glowing approval. The theory, which views jurisprudence as frozen in time, flatly rejects the idea of the Constitution as a a living and evolving document and instead demands that we interpret its provisions exactly as the framers intended..."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-supreme-court-s-faux-originalism/ar-AAYST7X?ocid=uxbndlbing

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Honest question: Why does the 4th Amendment not give us a right to privacy of our own bodies? [View all] mackdaddy Jun 2022 OP

"Secure in their persons" implies it. n/t TygrBright Jun 2022 #1

No, it doesn't. Ms. Toad Jun 2022 #6

Medical procedures aren't absolute fourth amendment issues LeftInTX Jun 2022 #2

What about deRien Jun 2022 #3

The Declaration of Independence isn't a legal document, in the sense that it... LudwigPastorius Jun 2022 #15

"The Constitution and Bill of Rights are." pazzyanne Jun 2022 #17

With this Republican SCOTUS, it literally doesn't matter what the Constitution says. RockRaven Jun 2022 #4

we have a S.C. that has been drinking bottled water from Flint,Michigan! cloudboy07 Jun 2022 #20

The 4th amendment only protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Ms. Toad Jun 2022 #5

Exactly LeftInTX Jun 2022 #10

I could see the 4th Amendment applying in certain situations.... TheRealNorth Jun 2022 #11

That wasn't the question raised. Ms. Toad Jun 2022 #13

The Supremes Have Gone Over The Line colsohlibgal Jun 2022 #7

What freaking amendment... ultralite001 Jun 2022 #8

I get tired of all of those damn multigraincracker Jun 2022 #9

S.C. is a big loop hole for the republican taliban ! cloudboy07 Jul 2022 #22

If the 4th amendment gave that right former9thward Jun 2022 #12

13th Amendment Might Be A Stronger Argument ChoppinBroccoli Jun 2022 #14

If the State eminent domains one's uterus to house an embryo, shouldn't one get just compensation? Freethinker65 Jul 2022 #21

Because Jesus budkin Jun 2022 #16

The correct answer is qazplm135 Jun 2022 #18

Seems simple, direct, and innately true. denbot Jun 2022 #19