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Dole test

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A quick definition of Dole test:

The Dole test is a way to check if a rule made by Congress is okay under the Constitution. It has four parts: the rule must be for the good of everyone, it must be clear and easy to understand, it must be related to something the government cares about, and it can't go against any other rules in the Constitution. This test was made in a court case called South Dakota v. Dole in 1987.

A more thorough explanation:

The Dole test is a four-part test used to determine if a condition attached by Congress under its Spending Clause power to the receipt of federal money is constitutional.

The four parts of the Dole test are:

  1. The spending must be in pursuit of the general welfare
  2. The condition must be unambiguous
  3. The condition must be related to some federal interest
  4. The condition must not be barred by any other provision of the Constitution

An example of the Dole test in action is when Congress offers funding to states for highway construction, but only if the states lower their legal drinking age to 18. The Dole test would be used to determine if this condition is constitutional.

In this example, the first part of the Dole test is met because highway construction is in pursuit of the general welfare. The second part is met because the condition is clear - the states must lower their drinking age to 18. The third part is met because the federal interest is to reduce drunk driving accidents on highways. The fourth part is met because there is no other provision in the Constitution that would bar this condition.

Therefore, the condition attached to the funding would likely be found constitutional under the Dole test.

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Dkk
15:11
In all of these situations described, the point of failure happened way before the emotional reality set in.
babycat
15:11
I'm like extremely monogamous at heart
babycat
15:12
I'm never dating or fucking more than one person at a time
babycat
15:12
But one time this guy I'd been dating for a little bit had a tinder notification come up on his phone and I flipped my shit lol
1a2b3c4d26z
15:12
Yea but isn't that just cheating
1a2b3c4d26z
15:12
If you're already dating
babycat
15:13
I mean like casual dating without a label
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:13
My wife and I date girls together but we don't fuck unless it is going to be exclusive but having hot chick friends you can flirt with is great.
babycat
15:13
I also have hot chick friends I can flirt with
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:13
@babycat: Tinder spams marketing messages so dude probably forgot to delete but either way he didn't deserve you so fuck him
babycat
15:14
That was actually it but I was mean to him for like two days about it anyways
Dkk
15:14
Yeah, I am going to bed. I am starting to feel tired. Goodnight.
15:14
Goodnight DK
Dkk
15:14
Thank you. Goodnight to you too.
babycat
15:14
don't let the bedbugs bite
Dkk
15:14
Yeah cus bed bugs can carry aids.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:14
The whole having a group of hot chick friends you can flirt with while going out is great. Makes for a fun and safer environment when drinking.
babycat
15:15
I love my hot chick friends. Don't know where I would be without them
15:15
Crazy story, I had dinner with the dad of a friend of mine and he just openly went on Tinder in front of me and the other guys. Later my mom ran into him with another woman (not his wife/friend's mom) and he got very uncomfortable and never texted her again
15:15
I can't imagine what it's like being a cheater or like a serial dater. Shit seems so nervewracking
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:16
My wife and I have great and open communication but one night she kept asking me why this girl is blowing up my phone with messages/pictures so I showed her... she got a new puppy and got drunk so had her puppy doing a fashion shoot at 11pm.
babycat
15:16
Awwww
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:17
I need more hot friends to hang with, the town we are in sucks butt for it and everyone seems shifty/flaky.
glovediedthisishismom
15:17
whoever was asking for an AU wave earlier fished their wish
babycat
15:18
I keep my dating very clean and above board. No overlaps, no ambiguities. If you want to go into some sort of public office in the future it's good to be smart about things like that
babycat
15:18
So many politicians have sex scandals and that's how they get blackmailed and other people have power over them. I mean of course there are ethical and emotional issues too but it's literally just smart to not be a cheater
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:19
I would never go into public office as it drags in your family as well. Dating is so much easier then some people make it out to be and it is not that hard to not cheat. I would always tell my soldiers to rub one out before making a big decision so they arent acting dumb
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
15:20
Like if more cheaters just paused and rubbed one out they would be like you know maybe ill just watch some TV
babycat
15:20
I've seen some people do a really good job keeping their family out of it. But it really is an "anything they can use against you, they will" type of vibe
babycat
15:21
Ugh I need to go work on essays bye folks
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