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under what jurisdiction do you believe the fed has that power? it's not an overarching government that gives power to the states, but rather the states, as cano
by clairity 6y ago
under what jurisdiction do you believe the fed has that power? it's not an overarching government that gives power to the states, but rather the states, as canonical units of power, that cede power to the fed for mutual benefit of the collective states. the fed doesn't own/control all the (unincorporated) land, the states do. the fed may try to use it's limited delegated powers (like the interstate commerce clause) to shape things on the margins, but it doesn't have direct jurisdiction on this matter.
- atlasunshrugged 6y agoI have no idea under what jurisdiction the fed has that power, I have very little US government experience and IANAL. But my impression is that the federal government oscillates between being more and less involved in state's affairs over time and administrations, and that when considering novel (or semi-novel since the practice of allocating jurisdiction to companies seems to have been done elsewhere - ex. Florida & Disney) legislation it should be a serious consideration that the federal government would be interested in getting involved, especially in a contentious issue like this very likely will be and that new precedent and rulings can always be set depending on who is in power (legislatively or in the courts).
- clairity 6y agoyes, (national) politicians will want to get involved (under the assumption that any publicity is good publicity), but that doesn't mean they can do much directly other than yak about it in the media.