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states-rights
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States-Rights
doctrine of the contention of the Democrats in the United States that the several States of the Union have all the rights, powers, and privileges not expressly made over to the central government, and by extremists even the right of secession.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of states-rights in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of states-rights in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of states-rights in a Sentence
Already Vice President Pence and GOP Leader McCarthy have announced their support for a nationwide ban on abortion, passed by Congress. No woman in any state -- no matter how pro-choice that state -- would have the right to choose. Abortion would be illegal everywhere. The ultra-MAGA agenda on choice has never been about' states rights.' This has always been about taking away women's rights, in every single state.
That Confederacy period is still part of that history. Criticize it and indeed tell the truth about it, that its about slavery and not states rights and so on.
Ive spent eight years in Congress fighting principally for states rights.
Since the campaign, President Trump has consistently supported states ’ rights to decide for themselves how best to approach marijuana, late Wednesday, I received acommitment fromthePresident that the Department of Justice’s rescission of the Cole memo will not impact Colorado’s legal marijuana industry.
[I]t is increasingly clear that many elements in the orders have the potential to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens, and infringe on states’ rights afforded by the Tenth Amendment, this legislation serves to protect Vermont … against some of these potential violations, and to reassure our communities and citizensof their safety and security here.
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