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The Wilkow Majority » 4th Amendment Rights out the window?
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DaveChase 11 months, 1 week ago |
A new ordinance that was recently passed. If you have already talked about this, sorry, I must have missed it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIJdqzYyoCQ&feature=feedlik Government does not tell the people what is in their best interest, people tell the government what is in their best interest. Ordinance #2740( An unfunded city-wide mandate) was passed with a resounding 6 to 1 vote, and it allows for the citizens of Cedar Falls, Iowa to forcefully give the government keys to their comercial properties through universal 'lock boxes'. The intent of the program is to provide increased safety and protection to personal, private property which include businesses, apartments and some rental houses-- which by the way-- comes at the expense of furthering wayward erosion of fundamental constitutional rights. You might want to send a fax to the Cedar Falls City Council and let them know what you think of their statist plan to have access to private property in the name of 'protecting citizens'. Cedar Falls City Council, 220 Clay Street -- Cedar Falls, IA 50613 -- (319) 273-8600 -- (319) 268-5126 fax |
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Heidi 11 months ago |
HOLY COW!!!!! What came of the next meeting? |
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crossofcrimson 11 months ago |
Obviously this is pretty egregious, but is it really unconstitutional? I generally associate patrons of this site with constitutional originalism. In that context, what do the people who visit here think of (constitutional) incorporation? |
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Heidi 11 months ago |
I think you're unconstitutional. |
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boneman 11 months ago |
Incorporation basically eliminates states rights. It's an abomination. |
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crossofcrimson 11 months ago |
Heidi, thanks for your (always substantive) contribution to the discussion. I'll just, as usual, take that to mean "I don't know what that means." |
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crossofcrimson 11 months ago |
boneman, in the context of the federalism that our founders might have envisioned (or at least a good number of them), I think you're exactly right. That's why I'm calling the claim of "unconstitutionality" into question. I think it's perfectly fine to call out local or state governments for bad policies. But I think supposed conservatives do themselves a disservice when they unwittingly try to use incorporation to bring those local issues into federal purview (even on things like firearm restrictions). Then again, I'm not quite sure that most people who support the Constitution understand that it wasn't intended to apply to state and local governments. |
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boneman 11 months ago |
Agree completely. If the U.S Constitution was intended to be applied to the states, what is the purpose of a state constitution? |
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boneman 11 months ago |
Most people have no idea what it would be like to live under the Constitution as it was intended. |
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