Also, this line is quite funny on its own because while understand what she actually meant, it can be very easily reinterpreted as "only actions committed out-of-home should be crimes; murdered someone in your home? welp, our hands are tied, have a nice day".

▲ amanaplanacanal 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I think the point is that murder is handled by the states, not Congress. This is about what the federal government can do, not all government.

▲ FuriouslyAdrift 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Murder can be federal crime if it involves:

  * the murder is of a federal judge or a federal law enforcement official

  * the killing is of an immediate family member of a federal law enforcement official

  * the murder is of an elected or appointed federal official

  * the killing is committed during a bank robbery

  * the killing takes place aboard a ship at sea

  * the murder was designed to influence a court case

  * the killing takes place on federal property

	▲	lokar 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		And in some locations, the federal government holds exclusive jurisdiction, so they better enforce these laws :)

▲ hackeraccount 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is the question I'd love to see asked to people running for President. Name something you think the States can do that the Federal government is prohibited from doing.

	▲	DrDeadCrash 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The answer isn't something we should accept as an opinion, though. For example, laws prohibit the federal government from (direct) involvement in elections.

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