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I thought the supreme court was given a chance to strike it down and didn't. So the supreme court has affirmed it is constitutional, IIRC.



That's correct, it is constitutional.

Colloquially, people call things "unconstitutional" when it doesn't match the social contract they were told when younger. It's more of a meme than a reference to what matches the constitution.

Children in the US are told lies to differentiate the US from other political systems worldwide. Those that can read are able to adopt a more effective set of rules in the US.




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