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I agree there are some exclusion concerns in the bar.
I also agree there is a alot of "since your state does not recognize my state bar" going on regarding reciprocity.
Can you imagine releasing Cal lawyers from our borders to rampage the countryside?
Of course, I am not in favor of it, but I could envision the day where the Federal Laws are so all encompassing and duplicative of state laws that we should just get rid out state laws. The Feds wouldn't mind a little more power would they? The United State of America? (Haven't the done that with abortion already?)
Yes, I know there's that little problem of the Constitution regarding federal police power, but as you know there's always the Commerce Clause.