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Many of the sovereignty resolutions under consideration in the states will not have the force of law. Even if they did, said Mr. Alt, "through the supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution, so long as a federal statute is constitutional, it would trump state law."
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Huh? Can anybody help me out here with this "supremacy clause" legalese?

Our Constitution is the supreme "Law of the Land", and all officials in the USA are bound by oath to support/defend it, - the " Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding"..

Parse this for me. It seems a little, uh, troublesome to one interested in the sovereignty of the people AND the states:
THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE Article. VI.
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.

No 'parsing' needed. The kicker is -- so long as a federal statute is constitutional, -- and of course, many are not, and no local, state or fed official is bound by unconstitutional statutes..