"...let’s stop calling it “states’ rights.” States don’t have rights. States have powers. People have rights."

Radley Balko FTW.

Morning Links | The Agitator:

"While we’re at it, let’s stop calling it “states’ rights.” States don’t have rights. States have powers. People have rights. It’s no coincidence that this point was lost the people who used the “states’ rights” mantra to deny people—mostly black people—their rights."