She's right, on one level, of course. We shouldn't nationalize the worst concealed carry laws, like those of New Jersey. We should nationalize the best ones, like those of Vermont.

Enforcing the Full Faith and Credit clause is not an imposition against states' rights.

But is can also be superseded by individual state laws.

Well, no. The Constitution in pretty clear in saying that it trumps state laws. From Article VI:



Article IV, Sec. 1 gives the acts of each state equal validity in all of them, AND gives Congress the power to prescribe how.

this means Federal law trumps state... State does not trump state...

FFandC is completely up for interpretation at this point. (See the Gay-Marriage fiasco with it.)

True, as far as it goes- but Federal law (in this case, a power directly granted by the Constitution) directly requiring one state to recognize another's acts trumps an individual state's objections- i.e., assuming carry were given the "FF&C treatment", Illinois and Wisconsin would pretty much have to put up with it, regardless of their legislatures' unhappiness.

I'm very glad that this message was posted. I was having a bloody difficult time finding the phone number for Al Fraken. As per requested I did call both of my senators, although I told them to vote for the reciprocity instead of against. Oh well it's the thought that counts right.

Unfortunately State liberties and powers have been severely butchered over the decades. The RKBA is a fundamental part of the Constitution. I would much rather have it imposed federally like countless other regulations than banned or limited by States that dislike it.

What? The right to free speech, freedom to practice religion, right to refuse quarter of a soldier in peace time, right to be secure in our persons, papers and effects, the right to not be a witness against ourself, the right to confront our witness, the right to a jury trial, the right to reasonable punishment are not defined by our state legislatures?

We need to tell someone that we've been had!