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You got it wrong. The incorporation doctrine has been used to justify all kinds of federal abuses of power for decades. And dont get me wrong. I am a firearm owner and very much in favor of small limited government. but the idea that the federal gov has the authority to nullify a state firearms law is nonsense. The bill of rights do…
You got it wrong. The incorporation doctrine has been used to justify all kinds of federal abuses of power for decades. And dont get me wrong. I am a firearm owner and very much in favor of small limited government. but the idea that the federal gov has the authority to nullify a state firearms law is nonsense. The bill of rights does NOT apply to the states. The bill of rights was intended to limit federal power over the states. If a state wanted to have a state religion , the fed gov had no authority to intervene one way or the other. By celebrating this SCOTUS decision about NY state gun laws, you are supporting the very abuses of power the fed gov is guilty of in all kinds of other areas
read this:
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/re-gunning-down-the-constitution-kevin-gutzman-defends/
and listen to this
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2018/06/interview-the-problem-with-the-incorporation-doctrine/
You do remember that the Colonists had just left England because of the abuses you’re mentioning, right? England had a state religion-the monarchy was in bed with the predominant religion.
The bill of rights explicity did not apply to the states. If the colonists thought that the new fed gov could cancel their states rights they would have never ratified the consituttion