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| Subject: The Supreme Court ruling on ‘excessive fines’ has an Easter egg for libertarians Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:31 pm | |
| Coming to the relief of victims of over-policing — and following the advice of the Los Angeles Times editorial board — the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the 8th Amendment’s ban on “excessive fines” applies to the states as well as the federal government. It joins most other guarantees in the Bill of Rights that have been “incorporated” against the states through the 14th Amendment that was added to the Constitution after the Civil War.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-scotus-fines-20190220-story.html _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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