not when it comes to lives and rape- this is a federal issue- many safety issues are regulated by the government- food safety is one- as it is the government’s responsibility to ensure safety- transporting a minor across state lines is a federal crime- there are federal laws against prostitution- when it comes to children- there are federal laws preventing many things- The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 created a federal rape shield law- there are Federal OSHA laws protecting all workers all across the nation-
We are talking about an issue that will affect all women and all children across all states- it won’t differ from one state to another- the women and children will be in as much potential danger in one state as in the next- Just like OSHA laws- women and children need to be protected to the best ability of the government across all states- Rape, molestations, beatings, crimes against women and children are life altering devastating crimes that need blanket protection because women and children in one state are NO less important than women and children in another state
I respectfully disagree that it isn’t a federal issue- this is a Huge national issue- it’s not just some obscure case where a small portion of people will be affected- it will affect all women and all children across the nation
Any states that are stupid enough to keep these insane laws in effect - now that the ball's in their court - will lose revenue as people stop traveling there. The businesses will get on the phone to the Capitol and raise Hell to get those laws changed pronto.
That's the beauty of Federalism.
This is a national issue that all 50 states should take up.
The federal government should never be used as a clearing house/arbiter of everything “good.” States should coordinate and perform such functions.
Even the Commerce Clause is stupid and terrible—we are regulated because someone growing something in a garden affects the ability of someone else to profit? REALLY?
It is best to let most things be handled by the State, then if it is wrong people can move to a different state, that is the whole concept of states rights.
It is the responsibility of the people in each state to make their own laws on all but a very few issues which are named in the bill of rights, such as the second through the ninth amendments.
The first amendment being addressed to congress and not to the people or the states.