Joe Scarborough: “I ask to speak on the point of order, the fundamental purpose of the bill is to provide the attorney general of any…”

“I ask to speak on the point of order, the fundamental purpose of the bill is to provide the attorney general of any State with the authority to bring a civil action to the United States district court to enjoin any person or entity that the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe is engaged in any act that would constitute a violation of State law regulating the importation or transportation of any intoxicating liquor. The fundamental purpose of the amendment is to expand the single class of merchandise covered by this bill, to wit, intoxicating liquor, by adding another class of merchandise, to wit, firearms, to the one class covered by this bill. A distinction also exists that the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary did not touch on when he said we ought to be able to blur alcohol and firearms together in this sort of stew. The main difference is that none of us here support the illegal transportation of firearms across State lines. What this amendment does is this amendment tries to bring in the gun amendments. We all agree illegal transportation of firearms across State lines should not be permissible. Unfortunately, illegal alcohol sales being transported across State lines is still being defended by many people here today.”