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Tallahassee is hardly alone. Across the country, the past few years have witnessed a spike in state preemption of local authority—every state except one has at least one such law on the books and nearly three-quarters of states have three or more. In the past year alone, 19 new preemption laws were passed in different states. The effort has been quiet, but nonetheless coordinated and precise: In many states, particularly conservative ones, preemption law has rendered left-leaning local policy-making largely impotent. It has revealed yet another way Republicans have paralyzed government, while underscoring the need for progressives to win back not just Congress, but statehouses across the country. |
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PHORTO
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It's called "federalism", you dolts.
The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution vests in the states all powers not enumerated to the United States.
The states then delegate powers to their subdivisions. If the states tell localities, "You can't do that." then THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
Police powers belong to the states, not to the cities or counties, except as delegated by state law. |
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