“The States should tell the Federal Judges to go to hell and check for citizenship anyway”
Finally a kindred soul. Federal judges have no jurisdiction over a sovereign state. States that acquiese are just begging for more rulings. GA had to go to court two times to get our voter ID law validated. I thought we should have just instituted it and told the courts to pack snad.
Yes, they do. Here is Article VI of the United States Constitution, often referred to as the Supremacy Clause.
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
Federal judges don't often get involved in state law issues unless the state law contravenes the Constitution or federal law. This isn't new, but has been going on since the Founding.
That's right. Its spelled out in section 2 of Article III of the Constitution. It also says that CONgress can limit the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts, even the Supreme Court. The power has been acknowledged several times by Congress and the Supreme Court.