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Originally Posted by Ravenworks
Maybe it's just me but I can't think of any entity that would endorse a means of it's own demise...
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Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.
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Originally Posted by andrewb70
Also, with respect the the Federal Supramacy clause, yes, Federal law does trump state law, BUT, only with respect to the specific powers that are granted to the Federal government in the Constitution, and no others. I know many of the folks here believe it to be otherwise, but again, you were lied to in school.
Andrew
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Yes, that one is widely misunderstood. They are only supreme in the enumerated powers specifically delegated to them in the Constitution, not in the powers that they just assume are theirs for the taking. If that was the case, there would be no reason to have states at all.