Quote Originally Posted by 2ndChildhood




From 1791 until the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the courts interpreted the Bill of Rights as applying only to the federal government, not to the states.



William C. Roemer is a retired attorney. He lives in Fort Collins.
Didn't anyone ask this guy about the right to assemble? Freedome of religion? Freedom of the press? The 2nd follows right after the 1st. The right of "the people" to peacably assemble was interpreted only to apply to the state? The right of "the people" to freedom of religion only applies to the state? The right of "the people" to freedom of the press only applied to the state?

For a lawyer they guy sure doesn't seem to be very smart about the law.

If freedom of the press applied to the state then Larry Flynt would have lost his case when Jerry Falwell sued. He didn't lose. The freedom of the press was an INDIVIDUAL right, not a right of the state.

If freedom of the press is an INDIVIDUAL right then why would a right to keep and bear arms apply only to the state?