She's arguing that states are challenging the federation's authority now. Her argument silently assumes that they once didn't do that. https://en.wikipedia.org

She's arguing that states are challenging the federation's authority now. Her argument silently assumes that they once didn't do that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%27_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%27_rights suggests (admittedly I only skimmed it) that there have been assertive states at least since 1798.