[gcruse]

 Should it be in a state’s power to reject the
dictates of the National Government

Excuse the intrusion.  But it should and
must.  Unless the dictates of the NG are
outlined specifically in the Constitution, then
that power, per the same Constitution, is
reserved to the state.

[JMJ333]

No need to apologize. He was trying to pin me as a racist, which is why I answered the question the way I did.