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October 06, 2005
States rights and SCOTUS
One way in which I always differed from the Democrats, even when I was an active member of that party, was in regards to states' rights. Another way was regarding welfare states, but that's an issue for another time.
The current case before the Supreme Court is regarding doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
Who Chooses Physician-Assisted Suicide?
One of the statments from Roberts was the following:
"If one state can say it's legal for doctors to prescribe morphine to make people feel better, or to prescribe steroids for bodybuilding, doesn't that undermine the uniformity of the federal law and make enforcement impossible?"
This seems like he's pro-big government, although other things he has said in the past show him to be pro-states rights. If he truly is against this being the state's decision, I have many problems with him.
Growing up in NH, one tends to get a sense of the state's motto, Live Free Or Die, not just as the phrase on a license plate, but as a representation of what the founding fathers felt. Whether it's gun laws, declaring "Martin Luther King Jr. Day", or requiring seat belts, we do it on our own time, and keep legislation to a minimum. As a result, although there are many Democrats in the state, those who are native (rather than having moved from VT or NY) tend to still believe in small, local government. Town Hall meetings, your neighbor being your state representative, meeting the Governor or a Senator at the state fair, all of these are everyday occurances.
Everytown, USA. All of NH is that. And the right of the state to make it's own laws, rather than having ones forced on them by the Federal Government, is critical to keeping that, not only for NH, but for this nation. NY may want to pass an assisted suicide law. Kansas may not. But they should be able to do so on their own time, rather than having it forced on them by a Supreme Court who shouldn't be hearing the case in the first place.
How is this a constitutional issue? Other than state's rights and people's rights, I don't see any constitutional questions in the topic. And if the court starts taking issues based on a loose interpretation of state and personal rights, then anything could be considered fair game for SCOTUS.
Keep the government out of my life, and don't legislate from the bench.
Posted by Kat at October 6, 2005 10:12 AM
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Comments
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.
most ignored amendment in the Bill of Rights. I mean how much more black and white could the founding fathers have been than that and they still find away to mess it up.
If the voters of Oregon choose to allow this they should have that right.
Where the 10th really gets beat is the states have become whores to Federal dollars rights or not once Big Sugar Daddy federal goverment threatens to take away the money the states roll over and assume the position if you know what I mean.
Regards
GBfan
Posted by: gbfan001 at October 6, 2005 06:35 PM
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