Lawyers. I’ll tell them something.

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So you're saying that an airline pilot should be able to commit a crime in a state and consider himself above the law of that state?

If it involves an area of regulation preempted by Federal Law, yes. The Fed's have subject matter jurisdiction.

The Federal government leaves the decision on how to rule the local roadways to the local governments. But if it involves the federally regulated operation of an airplane, then it is Federal.