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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,690 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2026, 06:30 PM 3 hrs ago

Harmeet Dhillon: "That's not how [the] Constitution works."

Aaron Rupar
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Dhillon: "The AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles are the most popular rifles in the US. Millions of Americans enjoy them. So the standard that CA & VA is adopting here is that if you live in these 2 states, you have fewer rights than people in adjoining states. That's not how [the] Constitution works."

10:59 AM · Jul 2, 2026

Dhillon: "The AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles are the most popular rifles in the US. Millions of Americans enjoy them. So the standard that CA & VA is adopting here is that if you live in these 2 states, you have fewer rights than people in adjoining states. That's not how Constitution works"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-02T14:59:27.902Z

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Harmeet Dhillon: "That's not how [the] Constitution works." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago OP

But for abortion rights, we will go state by state, so women in one state will have less rights than women in another. Midnight Writer 3 hrs ago #1

Of the four things you mentioned, Stacey Grove 3 hrs ago #2

Midnight Writer

(26,035 posts)

1. But for abortion rights, we will go state by state, so women in one state will have less rights than women in another.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 06:57 PM

3 hrs ago

And for voting rights, we'll let each state set their own standards, so people in one state may have less rights than people in another state.

And for speech rights, we have declared money to be a form of protected speech, so people with lots of money have more speech rights than people with little money.

As for Medicaid and SNAP, we will let each state make their own rules so that people in one state may get less return on their taxes than people in another state.

Is that how the Constitution is supposed to work?

Stacey Grove

(186 posts)

2. Of the four things you mentioned,

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:01 PM

3 hrs ago

only the right of free speech is enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

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