Lone_Gunman
Member
As I understand the concept of incorporation, it is the application of the Bill of Rights to state governments and laws.
From a historical perspective, the BOR was put into place to protect the states and people from intrusion by the federal government, and was therefore intended as a restriction on federal but not state government. The early states were afraid of a runaway national government.
With that in mind, why is incorporation not an intrusion on states rights? Is it not a broadening of federal control over us all?
From a historical perspective, the BOR was put into place to protect the states and people from intrusion by the federal government, and was therefore intended as a restriction on federal but not state government. The early states were afraid of a runaway national government.
With that in mind, why is incorporation not an intrusion on states rights? Is it not a broadening of federal control over us all?