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Nickel Plated · March 3, 2013, 08:58 AM

Thanks for clearing the issue up for me.

I do think the state's rights argument is being misused in these cases though. As far as I'm concerned, Constitutional rights trump State's rights. There's a reason it's called the Constitution of the United States. It's supposed to apply throughout the country. The states don't get to pick and choose which amendments are valid within their borders. They signed on to ALL of them when they joined the Union, now they must abide by ALL of them.

That's why I think a national reciprocity bill or a national ban on registries will not violate state's rights. I mean what's the point of a constitutionally protected fundamental right if any podunk town mayor can just disregard it at will.

March 3, 2013, 08:58 AM	#15
Nickel Plated Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 610	Thanks for clearing the issue up for me. I do think the state's rights argument is being misused in these cases though. As far as I'm concerned, Constitutional rights trump State's rights. There's a reason it's called the Constitution of the United States. It's supposed to apply throughout the country. The states don't get to pick and choose which amendments are valid within their borders. They signed on to ALL of them when they joined the Union, now they must abide by ALL of them. That's why I think a national reciprocity bill or a national ban on registries will not violate state's rights. I mean what's the point of a constitutionally protected fundamental right if any podunk town mayor can just disregard it at will.