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much as I have no problem with federal laws against the murder of US postal employees.

But why is the murder of a US postal employee any different than the murder of any other federal employee. If the person is murdered on public or private property within a state, then it should be the purvue of the state. The only strange exception is that some (not all) federal government installations (like military bases) are not formally part of the state in which they're located.

[safeasthebanks]

I meant ANY federal employee. I just used the postal employee as an example (and should have noted that, maybe).

More importantly, it seems you admit that FEDERAL laws against murder ARE NECESSARY, due to some territories not being part of any single state. But where in the constitution does it say that the Fed can make anti-murder laws?

Also, I'm still looking for an answer - Federal law against third trimester partial birth abortions, constitutional or not? Also, yo