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Gorf's avatar

I suspect you may be familiar because of the way you voiced it, but "your rights carry an asterisk stating “ *unless the state decides something else is more important” is exactly how the Canadian Charter of Rights is written.

The "*" == "Section 33 Paragraph 1".

"The Parliament of Canada, a provincial legislature or a territorial legislature may declare that one of its laws or part of a law applies temporarily ("notwithstanding") countermanding sections of the Charter, thereby nullifying any judicial review by overriding the Charter protections for a limited period of time. "

Caveats apply, blah, blah, blah.

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el gato malo's avatar

yes, i was. technically, this should not be possible in the US. alas, in practice, it seems to have become the norm. trusting politicians to adjudicate what " a limited period of time" means is like trusting a lifelong alcoholic to gauge "how many drinks are enough." there is nothing on earth so permanent as a temporary government program.

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Gorf's avatar

Gato. A year ago we couldn't have had more distant opinions on this. Now. I'm in your pride.

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