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I don't pretend to be an expert on Constitutional issues, however I think it is clear that certain rights outlined in the Constitution should not be left up to the States.
The Dredd Scott slavery case was a property rights case, the Supreme Court ruled incorrectly in favor of "States Rights". In Roe V Wade, related to states rights, the Court correctly ruled that States do not have the right to deem abortion illegal.
In this case the Court is incorrect in deciding States have the right to take property from the owner to give to another. As Sandra Day O'connor stated in her dissent the ruling favors the powerful and influencial. I think the intent of the founding fathers was to protect the rights of the individual in the face of the powerful and influencial.
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"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions on vegetarianism while the wolf is of a different opinion."
"If you live among wolves you have to act like one."
"A lady screams at the mouse but smiles at the wolf. A gentleman is a wolf who sends flowers."
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