Government
Sep. 7, 2023
America is approaching its promised freedom
Assuming that Congress had enacted the Incorporation Doctrine as law, to apply the Bill of Rights (substantive law) to the states, through the due process clause, which by its very name and nature is strictly procedural, is clearly not what the Founders intended.
Richard A. Nixon
Email: pres37th@aol.com
San Fernando Valley College of Law
Richard, a practicing attorney in Los Angeles County and a Vietnam-era veteran, is the author of "America: An Illusion of Freedom."
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