I understand that it's not even close to the same. I picked weed laws for an example because everybody knows that they differ from state to state, and a lot of people leave their own state to visit another specifically to smoke weed legally. I'm all for making sex changes for children illegal in EVERY state. My point is that a state shouldn't be able to enforce their laws outside of their borders, whether I agree with the law or not. That's why I said it's like they're tricking us, on the surface it's something I agree with, but what's the next law they add this stipulation to going to be? Weed? Owning and operating a casino? Riding a motorcycle without a helmet?
You're point is well taken. It is something we have to look at. As a social worker, I've watched parental rights disintegrate over 40 years to where we are now with parents being forced to get their kids jabbed or allowing them to do it without permission. It IS a slippery slope. I'm not saying at all that it's right for a parent to to go to another state to do it, but now you've got one state trying to tell another state what to do. It has great potential for ending up in a mess. Everyone should be able to at least understand the potential issues here, and I'm glad you brought it up and stuck with it to defend your stance. It's what I love about this board ... being able to disagree with others respectfully and trying to see the other viewpoint.
If they were going to apply it to other laws literally no one would ever fly to Vegas. Gambling (prostitution) is illegal almost everywhere (some states are legalizing gambling) but the point stands.
They don't care what adults do. They care when you hurt a child. At least any normal person does.
If they try and amend that law and make it so you cannot break laws of the home state in another state then America ceases to work. It cannot and will not happen. Remember this, states are nations and the federal system is there to negotiate international deals and whatnot. Are they going to arrest you for going to Germany and hitting the red light district? I think not.
Sexually mutilating a child is not the same as smoking fucking weed. That's a false equivalency you're trying to use there.
I understand that it's not even close to the same. I picked weed laws for an example because everybody knows that they differ from state to state, and a lot of people leave their own state to visit another specifically to smoke weed legally. I'm all for making sex changes for children illegal in EVERY state. My point is that a state shouldn't be able to enforce their laws outside of their borders, whether I agree with the law or not. That's why I said it's like they're tricking us, on the surface it's something I agree with, but what's the next law they add this stipulation to going to be? Weed? Owning and operating a casino? Riding a motorcycle without a helmet?
You're point is well taken. It is something we have to look at. As a social worker, I've watched parental rights disintegrate over 40 years to where we are now with parents being forced to get their kids jabbed or allowing them to do it without permission. It IS a slippery slope. I'm not saying at all that it's right for a parent to to go to another state to do it, but now you've got one state trying to tell another state what to do. It has great potential for ending up in a mess. Everyone should be able to at least understand the potential issues here, and I'm glad you brought it up and stuck with it to defend your stance. It's what I love about this board ... being able to disagree with others respectfully and trying to see the other viewpoint.
Thank you
No that isn't going to happen because everything you bring up is done by consenting adults. Weed, gambling, helmets, all of it.
Except the one thing, taking a 'MINOR' across state lines to do harm. Sorry that law is sound and I support it.
"Except the one thing, taking a 'MINOR' across state lines to do harm. Sorry that law is sound and I support it."
I completely agree with this, but it should be a federal law not a state law.
Sure, but state laws do and should carry more weight than federal laws.
I understand what you are saying though.
Do you think they wouldn't apply that to other laws? I think they would, and if it's ok for them to do it with one law, they will do it with another.
If they were going to apply it to other laws literally no one would ever fly to Vegas. Gambling (prostitution) is illegal almost everywhere (some states are legalizing gambling) but the point stands.
They don't care what adults do. They care when you hurt a child. At least any normal person does.
If they try and amend that law and make it so you cannot break laws of the home state in another state then America ceases to work. It cannot and will not happen. Remember this, states are nations and the federal system is there to negotiate international deals and whatnot. Are they going to arrest you for going to Germany and hitting the red light district? I think not.