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Re:The Slow and Painful Death of Freedom in Canada by jessriedel on Sunday April 28, 2013 @04:46PM (#5622696)
That seems pretty equivalent to the "compelling government interest" which can supersede the rights of US citizens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_scrutiny

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Re:The Slow and Painful Death of Freedom in Canada by Locke1689 on Sunday April 28, 2013 @06:34PM (#5623089)
Please re-read that article. Compelling government interest alone is not enough to pass strict scrutiny.
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Re:The Slow and Painful Death of Freedom in Canada by jessriedel on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @02:33PM (#5634021)
Sure, I said "similar" not "identical". Being narrowly tailored and the least restrictive means, as determined at some hypothetical point in the future by the judgement of justices a laymen is forced to trust, gives me minimal comfort.
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