Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoCommon Marx Wlemmy.mlimagemessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1568arrow-down136
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minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·2 years agoIMHO the bigger gotcha on the “states’ rights” lie is that the Confederate constitution gave states no more rights than the US constitution, while specifically denying one: the right to abolish slavery within their borders.
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agothe biggest gotcha is asking back “the state’s rights to do what?”
IMHO the bigger gotcha on the “states’ rights” lie is that the Confederate constitution gave states no more rights than the US constitution, while specifically denying one: the right to abolish slavery within their borders.
the biggest gotcha is asking back
“the state’s rights to do what?”