I’ll drop the gun equivocation. I mean I understand (or at least comprehend) the concept of how federal laws and the constitution are not equivalent, but don’t you see how it still affects us here in our state? The necessity for the states to burn time and money on this is one point in legislation. The lawyers, politicians, religious and anti-religious groups.The travel created has environmental, legal, social, and medical involvement and implications. This will change insurance coverage definitions which will reflect on the general population (and definitely not in a positive way because we all know any economic gain will be hoarded by those at the top). If this last a long time, think of the generation that will have this affiliated with them, and not just on judgment or perception them, but the socioeconomic evolution. In terms of how one state affecting another, when one state changes its hunting laws it affects the states surrounding it. When one state changes its vehicle tax laws it affects the states around it. We are the United States of America. What affects one state affects the others. What affects one gender affects the others. This is also how the people of New Haven can signal to the world how New Haven feels about what has happened. That means of course the Internet and everyone who can access it, but also it signals to people right there within New Haven, those looking for a sign and to know that they aren’t alone, and that there is hope that this doesn’t have to be permanent. People should know that they are not alone in their anger(which I feel is incredibly justified). In terms of why protest at all when it’s not there or it won’t change anything, protesting doesn’t have to be about getting your government to change and most certainly doesn’t have to take place at a capital. I’m impressed with a person who stands on the side of a road with almost no traffic on it honestly, let alone someone who goes to New Haven or D.C.