We are long beyond the stage when the cry of “State’s Rights” was potent enough to win elections or sway the Supreme Court. Moreover, the Constitution requires states to give full faith and credit to the judgments of sister states, so, absent the federal Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriages in one state arguably have to be recognized in other states. In addition, drugs and pornography readily travel across state lines and incontestably implicate the commerce clause in that respect at least.
“absent the federal Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriages in one state arguably have to be recognized in other states. In addition, drugs and pornography readily travel across state lines and incontestably implicate the commerce clause in that respect at least.”
Read up on the Commerce Clause. Its original intention was not to restrict commerce as it’s been used lately, it was intended to ENCOURAGE commerce.
The libs in Congress (Pelosi, Reid, etc.) believe that if you stretch the CC far enough it can be used to cover anything. There is nothing that is off limits, in their opinion.