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He said all of those rights are only under
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the jurisdiction of the state,
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not the national government
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In other words, traditional federalism,
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this separation of what states can control--like the right to vote;
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like what is a civil right; which civil rights;
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what kinds of equality are to be adjudicated in court--
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would be left to the states
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Slaughterhouse set in motion then this federal retreat,
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at least in the courts--
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and the retreat is already happening elsewhere--
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from Miller's own definition, ironically,