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To: robertpaulsen
Wanna bet it wouldn't be "fields of reefer" if Rosenthal had his way?

Guess what? The voters of the State of California authorized him to do this when they passed Prop 215.

Do you have a problem when a majority of voters pass laws in their own state, Mr. Federalist?

Do federal laws trump state laws, Mr. I-Don't-Know-or-Care-About-The-10th-Amendment?

68 posted on 12/23/2003 9:13:14 AM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
"Do you have a problem when a majority of voters pass laws in their own state, Mr. Federalist? "

Not if they're constitutional laws. Do you support voters in a state passing unconstitutional laws, Mr. Anarchy?

"Do federal laws trump state laws, Mr. I-Don't-Know-or-Care-About-The-10th-Amendment?

Every time. It's called the Supremacy Clause, found in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.

71 posted on 12/23/2003 9:21:17 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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