> And since when Richmond is a state? You can read the constitution by spirit or by the letter. You cannot have both. There is no local sovereignty in the Unit

> And since when Richmond is a state? You can read the constitution by spirit or by the letter. You cannot have both. There is no local sovereignty in the United States, except for whatever a state chooses to delegate to its municipalities. (This is why you hear about states that take over failing cities' schools and finances. The city possesses no sovereignty.) All of Richmond's powers derive from the State of California. If California is prohibited from doing something, then so is Richmond.