Constitutional law: Slatefive-minute crash course

[vigilantics]

Awesome"The basic rule of American constitutionalism is this: Before the government can forbid you from doing anything, it has to provide a reason. "Because we say so" does not count as a reason. To limit ordinary liberties (like selling eyeglasses), most any reason is good enough. To restrict fundamental liberties (like using birth control while

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What's up wit peeps being all about Slate lately?

[prometheisbound]

But doesn't that depend on the number of hoops 'the man' decides he wants you to jump through?

Also, I definitely read that last parenthetical as (Currently Hot Topic is forcibly taking old people's homes to make way for a spiffy new Wal-Mart. Really a "public" purpose?)"