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Restraining Arizona, Unleashing the President

Corbett_ Wrote: Jun 28, 2012 11:13 AM

First of all, Judge, I defy you or anyone else to show where the Constitution gives the federal government the authority to control immigration. Naturalization -- yes. But not immigration. In fact, the Declaration of Independence says that one of the ways George III had violated the rights of the people was that he stopped STATES from allowing people to immigrate. States have the authority to control immigration. As for the "natural rights" argument, natural rights are NOT unlimited. I have the right to swing my arms, but not the right to hit you in the nose. The Poles had a right to decide they did not want to associate with the Germans in 1938. The only way a nation can remain a nation is to control immigration.

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Restraining Arizona, Unleashing the President

The legislation created two conflicts that rose to the national stage. The first is whether any government may morally and legally interfere with freedom of association based on the birthplace of the person with whom one chooses to associate. The second is whether the states can enforce federal law in a manner different from that of the feds.

Regrettably, in addressing all of this earlier in the week, the Supreme Court overlooked the natural and fundamental freedom to associate. It is a natural right because it stems from the better nature of our humanity, and it is a fundamental...

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