Exploring Federalism and State Autonomy in Legal Matters

The speaker considers sending legal matters back to the states as acceptable, supporting Trump's stance. He believes in federalism and localism, emphasizing the diversity in laws and cultures across states. While acknowledging historical atrocities like slavery and Jim Crow laws, he trusts that such injustices are now prohibited by the Constitution. Reflecting on the past, he notes that pre-Civil War, only three crimes were federal issues, leaving others to be governed by states. The speaker argues for state autonomy, confident that states would not permit acts like murder, slavery, or interracial marriage bans. He trusts that the Supreme Court would intervene if states enacted discriminatory laws, ensuring justice prevails.