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Out of curiosity, now that I've explained an example of unconstitutional tort reform passed at the federal level, where do you come down on it? I looked back at past FreeRepublic threads involving this bill that was signed by President Bush in 2004 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act), and I found that most Freepers were in favor of it, despite the fact that it clearly violates the Tenth Amendment. There was one thread, however, which linked to an article where Congressman Paul explained his opposition to the bill:

Gun supporters split over Rep. Paul

Here's a quote from the article:

"A staunchly pro-gun-rights lawmaker has repeated his opposition to legislation that would protect firearms manufacturers from liability suits, despite a report that the National Rifle Association may pull its support for him in the next election.

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, voted to oppose H.R. 1036, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, because he said he feared it would be an unconstitutional enhancement of federal power. As WorldNetDaily reported, the bill passed the House earlier this month 285-140.

But because he voted against the bill, the NRA may drop its support of Paul in the future, according to Chicago Sun-Times syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

"Paul evoked the NRA's ire April 9 by opposing a bill that would order federal and state courts to immediately dismiss lawsuits against gun makers and gun sellers," Novak wrote. "Paul always has defended Second Amendment protection for gun owners. However, he objected to Congress legislating against state rights."

I know which side I come down on. Even though Ron Paul is a wack-job when it comes to foreign policy, he is 100% right on this issue. We cannot pick and choose which laws to support that violate the Constitution. We must either decide that we are going to respect the Constitution and what it stands for by opposing all legislation passed by Congress which exceeds its authority, or we have no principles on which to stand.

http://reason.com/archives/1999/10/01/big-guns

>> Even though Ron Paul is a wack-job when it comes to foreign policy, he is 100% right on this issue.

I was starting to wonder about you, nOOb.

Now I know.

This law you’re so concerned about… has it been challenged in federal court? I see many House Dems voted against it. Seems like something they’d challenge or Handgun Control Inc or whomever the gun grabbers are these days.