skews13
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In one of the most famous Supreme Court dissents in history, in Olmstead v United States, Justice Brandeis enunciated the basic principle of a Constitutional democracy:
Trump wants everyone to bow down to him. Mike Johnson want everyone to have sex only according to his rules. The Kochs and the Mercers want everyoneās money. These are not exclusive desires (though Trump probably doesnāt care what people do in bed unless heās in the bed with them). But they cannot do this as long as the people have the right to be let alone.
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I phrase it in a different context.
"Mind your own Business"
The makers of our Constitution . . . sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized men. 277 US 438 (1928) at 478
Trump wants everyone to bow down to him. Mike Johnson want everyone to have sex only according to his rules. The Kochs and the Mercers want everyoneās money. These are not exclusive desires (though Trump probably doesnāt care what people do in bed unless heās in the bed with them). But they cannot do this as long as the people have the right to be let alone.
āThe Right to be Let Aloneā as a Campaign Slogan
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www.dailykos.com
I phrase it in a different context.
"Mind your own Business"