04-09-2008, 01:15 AM
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Machiavelli Incarnate
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 3,153
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Originally Posted by SaintMalaclypse
Technically, you're right. But they get their rights handed to them piecemeal, and have to fight for some of them (such as Representation, Voting Rights, and Right to Bear Arms). They are under special, limited rights protection because of the clause in the Constitution that says :
In strict legalese, they have the same rights afforded any U.S. Citizen. But in reality, they aren't allowed those rights by the Federal Governments typical "give an inch, take a mile" legislation. But I guess the same holds true whether you live in a State or not...D.C. just gets some of the worst treatment. They can't get truly fair treatement comparable to the States, since they are taxed without representation. Not even the States get that kind of screwing.
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You complicate things. Bottom line, is this a battle in America over Collective Rights vs Individual Rights. Who is gonna win? Let's find out. Cause if Collective Rights wins, noone has any rights.
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