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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Does the state of Virginia have the authority or power to arrest a D.C. citizen without charge and then detain them indefinitely without counsel?
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Of course not, Virginia can not deny any person due process of law, according to its State Constitution, Article 1:
Sec. 11. That no person shall be deprived of his life, liberty, or
property without due process of law;
I pointed this out earlier. States have their own constitutions. You could have looked this up yourself.
If the federal BoR were intended to apply to relations between states and people, why do you think every state constitution has the same (or enhanced) protections in their own constitutions?
Now that the 14th Amendment has been in operation, some of the BoR have been extended across all states. That doesn't mean all of them have. Additionally, it may very well be that the 14th amendment's due process clause has been ruled to apply to the DC residents, or it may not. I haven't researched that particular situation. But it's irrelevant because Virginia already has it covered under article 1, section 11.