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So the question is simple. Should a citizen of state A be arrested and punished in State A because they go to state B to engage in the activity (could be as simple as buying an object) that is legal in state B, but illegal in State A?

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Georgia thinks so.
 
citizen should use object in State B. Citizen should not bring object into or use object in State A.

do you have a link to the scenario you being vague about?
 
There is a forum for this.....
 
mike2810 said:
citizen should use object in State B. Citizen should not bring object into or use object in State A.

do you have a link to the scenario you being vague about?
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Seems like abortion...potentially marijuana?
In both cases state A should not be able to do anything.
 
maquiscat said:
So the question is simple. Should a citizen of state A be arrested and punished in State A because they go to state B to engage in the activity (could be as simple as buying an object) that is legal in state B, but illegal in State A?

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Maybe. Especially if they brought that object back to state A. And, of course, there is the case of "Taliban Johnny" which may fit your criteria.

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mike2810 said:
citizen should use object in State B. Citizen should not bring object into or use object in State A.

do you have a link to the scenario you being vague about?
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The latest example is indeed some of the newest abortion laws, but it is not limited to such. And the issue really is more than just the abortion issue. If it is illegal to gamble in Hawaii (which it is) then should Hawaii be allowed to punish those who travel to Las Vegas and gamble? If it is illegal to purchase an adult sex toy in Georgia (which it is) should Georgia be allowed to punish those who go to another state to buy adult sex toys?

Edit: seems like that ban might no longer be in effect in Georgia. Trying to do more research. But it still stands as a legitimate hypocritical at worse.
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ttwtt78640 said:
Maybe. Especially if they brought that object back to state A. And, of course, there is the case of "Taliban Johnny" which may fit your criteria.

John Walker Lindh - Wikipedia
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What about smoking weed in a state where it is legal? Can your own state, assuming illegal there, punish you for it even if you don't bring it back? Let's look medical. A medical procedure is illegal in the US but legal in Japan. Should you be punished for going to Japan to have the procedure done?

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Fruityfact said:
Seems like abortion...potentially marijuana?
In both cases state A should not be able to do anything.
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Abortion would be leaving something in another state.
Guns could travel through
Pot could be purchased/consumed illegally
 
maquiscat said:
What about smoking weed in a state where it is legal? Can your own state, assuming illegal there, punish you for it even if you don't bring it back? Let's look medical. A medical procedure is illegal in the US but legal in Japan. Should you be punished for going to Japan to have the procedure done?

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No, yet why would one bother to try to go to Japan (or some other US state) to try to arrest someone who used to live in their state?
 
ttwtt78640 said:
No, yet why would one bother to try to go to Japan (or some other US state) to try to arrest someone who used to live in their state?
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I think you are missing the point. It's not someone moving to Japan or to another state. They go to the other place to do what is illegal in their state and then return to their home in the state where the activity is illegal, after the activity is complete.

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1. In our country, if you go to country X for "certain activities" (I dare not mention them), when you return, you will be sent to prison for many years.

2. In Sweden (yes, supposedly liberal Sweden), if a man goes to country X to visit a brothel, when he returns to Sweden, he will be arrested.


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I hope that women can go to state X and get an abortion and return to their home state without being punished. I am guessing that the Supreme Court would protect those women. After all, this country is still the United States of America -- at least for a few more decades!
 
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