"The Constitution and laws of a State, so far as they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, are absolutely void. These States are constituent parts of the United States. They are members of one great empire — for some purposes sovereign, for some purposes subordinate." - wanderlust

“The Constitution and laws of a State, so far as they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, are absolutely void. These States are constituent parts of the United States. They are members of one great empire — for some purposes sovereign, for some purposes subordinate.”

raveon:

-John Marshall’s majority opinion in Cohens v. Virginia

awkward… no one told the laboratories of democracy…

lololol federalism:)

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lololol federalism:)
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awkward… no one told the laboratories of democracy…
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