Re: [Dems2008] Re: new democrat here

Another example is the drinking age... The Feds threatened to withhold funds for highway projects if states didn't raise the drinking age to 21...

Slainte,

Rob Harrington

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From: rickyslife.com <rickyslife@windstream.net>
To: Dems2008@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 2:10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Dems2008] Re: new democrat here

Hi, yes I mistyped what I meant. My apologies:) I meant most of the sex offender laws are coming from federal government like the Adam Walsh Act, Jessica Law and Megans Law...if states enact them they get burn funds from the government. another example is the seat belt law which states enact from the federal bill they get funds which all states did but I think new Hampshire.I'm sorry watched a report on it and cannot remember the state...:)

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From: Carol Roberts

To: Dems2008@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:41 AM

Subject: Re: [Dems2008] Re: new democrat here

Mary, not all laws come from the federal government. States get to pass
their own laws, just for their state. That is why elections include
representatives to the state legislatures. Laws such as those regarding
statutory rape are state laws. The federal government does not pass
those laws, and has no power to do so. That's according to the
constitution of the US. The presidential candidates should not have
anything to say about sexual offender laws because it is up to the
states to make their own laws about that....Carol

rickyslife.com wrote:
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> Hi I'm actually Mary (my friends call me buggy).
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> It is a matter of state law but laws come from federal government and
> incentives for burn funds to pass such legislation as new sex offender
> laws. I have wondered many times what all three candidates would say and
> wish I had the opportunity to ask them.

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