Remember the civil rights struggle?The big question was whether individual Americans had rights. as an americanAt the time, many states had laws that effectively stripped blacks of the rights and opportunities afforded to whites. National civil rights laws and court decisions have declared that there are certain rights. right Applied nationwide all americans. During this period, the concept of “state rights” was seen as the opposite of state rights. human right.
Well, it appears that “states’ rights” are back with a bang.
The Tenth Amendment provides that “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the States respectively or to the people.” Note that states are listed before people. With the exception of certain rights granted by the Constitution and federal law, it appears that “nationals” really only have “reserved” rights that their home states have not chosen to reserve.
The debate over abortion has reignited the question of whether there are certain rights that are fundamental to being an American and that Americans should not be disenfranchised based on where they live. All countries must yield to their people on such matters.
Brian A. Roman, brentwood