Cite please!
The BoR clearly differentiates between the people and the states. The 10A is the only amendment to mention state's power.
Exactly how does the 8th amendment, against unreasonable bail, be for the State?
You've never read the BoR. You need to do some history homework. To be so far off base, on your first post, in the Administrator's thread, is highly suspect.
10A: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The Constitution does not limit federal authority, it only delegates certain duties. This means the Federal Gov't can not do anything except what the constitution expressly tells it to.
The Constitution does not delegate authority to the States, It limits their power. This means the States can do anything except what the constitution tells it not to.
Why everyone likes to ignore the 10A, I don't know, as it directly contradicts most common and invalid conceptions of the BoR's purpose. It is true that the whole incorporation issue is B.S., but that is because the BoR, by its very nature, restricts State power. This whole bogus argument about how the BoR only effects the Federal Gov't is crazy.
How you can try and say the BoR limits Federal against States is ludicrous. States don't have Rights. States have POWER. The ONLY AMENDMENT TO MENTION STATES, TALKS ABOUT POWER, NOT RIGHTS. The only amendment to NOT mention rights, is the only one mentioning States. This is a very important distinction.
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