> So let’s say if a small town in Texas decides x is legal or not legal, does that mean the rest of the country has to follow? City ordinance typically doesn't

> So let’s say if a small town in Texas decides x is legal or not legal, does that mean the rest of the country has to follow? City ordinance typically doesn't apply outside city limits, same with county and state laws. Texas cant outlaw anything nationwide. > I mean wouldn’t it make more sense to decide a lot of the issues locally as it suits? In that aspect, can someone explain why Supreme Court is even a thing in a functional democracy with representatives making decisions at state/federal levels as appropriate? The Constitution is 'the law of the land'[1]; whenever local law conflicts with constitutional and federal law, local law loses. So when the constitution grants the populace a right, the state and city cannot take it away. The function of the Supreme Court in this case is to adjudicate these disputes as the final court of appeals, and strike down any law found to be in violation of the Supremecy clause via judicial review[2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supremacy_Clause [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_review_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_review_in_the_United_...