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Marijuana shops were deemed legal on the state level, you are comparing a real conflict in federalism to ignoring a congressional and supreme court ruling with
by throwawayq3423 2y ago
Marijuana shops were deemed legal on the state level, you are comparing a real conflict in federalism to ignoring a congressional and supreme court ruling with massive national security implications on day 1.
- tsimionescu 2y agoYou're splitting hairs. The constitutional framework is clear - federal law has priority over state law. The only relevant aspect is whether the president has an obligation to enforce federal law or not. And the precedent is very clear: they do not.
- throwawayq3423 2y ago> The constitutional framework is clear - federal law has priority over state law. It is anything but clear and the subject of ongoing legal battles. https://www.cato.org/commentary/yes-states-can-nullify-some-federal-laws-not-all https://www.cato.org/commentary/yes-states-can-nullify-some-... Again, you picked an example of a real conflict between state and federal law and compared it to an unambiguous law passed by congress confirmed by the supreme court that the incoming POTUS will simply ignore. No, that is not normal. Feeling like i'm going to be gaslit everyday for the next 4 years so i'll save that statement somewhere in a word doc.