1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

We need your support in voting against H.R. 645. H.R. 645 is attempting to establish that reinterpreting constitutional amendments is easy, and more importantly, that states cannot override federal interpretations of constitutional rights. If this works for gun rights, it could and would be applied elsewhere in ways that take rights away instead of expanding them. Same-sex marriage and abortion rights are already extremely vulnerable. Both were legalized based on the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, which states: "Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." Roe v. Wade protected abortion rights, by arguing that bodily autonomy falls under "liberty." However, when Dobbs Jackson overturned Roe, the Court ruled that liberty doesn't necessarily mean the right to control your own body. The same precedent H.R. 645 is trying to establish could be used to take those state rights away, too. H.R. 645 isn't just a gun rights bill, it's a Trojan horse for gutting civil rights. It's intentionally designed to pave the way for stripping away birthright citizenship, reproductive rights, and marriage equality, all under the guise of "protecting" constitutional rights. It's part of a much larger plan to pervert the Constitution and consolidate power. The states will lose power, and the federal government (specifically the executive branch) will have the precedent to do whatever they want. I request you vote ‘No’ on H.R. 645. Thank you for your time; I know you will make the right call.