Talk:Contract Clause
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The neutrality of this article is questionable. There is a large debate in the legal world regarding whether to interpret the U.S. Constitution as a "living document" or to look to the "framer's intent," or something in between. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.27.203.131 (talk) 17:02, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
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This page is (1) way POV and (2) incorrect, as the contracts clause applies to private contracts and not contracts with the states or their creations.
- I don't feel competent to weigh in myself, but if you have a problem with it, take the second paragraph out. Johndodd 02:50, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
- I don't feel competent actually to rewrite the article, but I like Wikipedia articles to be excellent general introductions to a particular subject. This article is not sufficiently encyclopædic, and in particular, the article does not give much guidance as to the specific elements that should be considered when deciding whether a statute violates or does not violate this provision of the Constitution. For this reason, I have tagged it as in need of attention by an expert. 69.140.173.15 01:27, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
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- The bit about the FSAs IS a little quetsionable. If noone says anything within a reasonable amount of time, I think I'll take it out... 68.39.174.238 18:06, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] POV moved from article
- Though the language of this clause indicates a blanket prohibition against states' interference in contracts, in practice this is no longer the case. New York State government has with New York City, Yonkers, Nassau County, and most recently Buffalo, impaired the obligation of collective bargaining agreements. With the blessing of the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court), the state legislature has been able to pass special legislation establishing Fiscal Stability Authorities that have the power to freeze union contract obligations. In the case of Buffalo, the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority has frozen pay raises, step increases, and other monetary benefits required by the affected unions' contracts. These wage freezes have also been applied to those contracts negotiated prior to the establishment of the Fiscal Stability Authority.[citation needed]
Grover cleveland 07:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
