[Political Junkie Too]

I was just looking at the Constitution. While I can't find the clauses preventing binding future congresses, I do see where a "full faith and credit" argument can be made.

Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1:

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

Does this mean that Californians are entitled to the same deal that Nebraskans just got?

-PJ

[Syncro]

Does this mean that Californians are entitled to the same deal that Nebraskans just got?

Sounds like a plan to me, and the other states too.

But like Pelosi said when she was asked if this kind of stuff is ok according to the Constitution, "Are you serious? Are you serious?"

LOL, she did say it twice, I saw the video.

[OldDeckHand]

"Does this mean that Californians are entitled to the same deal that Nebraskans just got?"

I don't see how they couldn't be. There are exceptions to that clause, at least the Supreme Court has found exceptions for that clause, but those were all cases, IIRC, that involved certain treaties or allowances for indigenous peoples - native Americans, HI, Eskimos etc. Nebraskans, as best I can tell aren't indigenous peoples.

[onyx]

Landreui got her $300 million in Medicaid funding for fiscal 2011 because Louisiana qualified for special relief funding because of Katrina. At least that was the argument.

Nelson's bribe, err, I mean deal, is without precedent.

I don't know whether Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 applies or not and my lawyer-neighbor has gone home.