Didn’t think much of the legal argument.
Btw, your mention of California was really odd. Watching a lot of Court TV doesn’t make someone a legal expert.
The Federal Rules of Evidence are based on the California Code of Evidence. The FRE Advisory Committee notes frequently reference analogous California sections and state court cases to guide interpretation of the Federal Rules. Before the federal courts used common law evidence rules that were difficult to apply uniformly.
Also, what about Court TV? I don’t watch it.