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The race is on to determine which Democrat(s) will lead “The Resistance” to Donald Trump’s policies and person.
Several governors have already picked up the fallen Democratic standard and have begun to wave it from the battlements. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey have already taken steps to “Trump-proof” their states.
This is an exercise in futility. The doctrine of preemption or “Supremacy” gives the federal government the right to supersede any state law whether by legislative or administrative action.
Article VI, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution says that both the Constitution and federal law supersede state laws. Supreme Court decisions have expanded the Supremacy clause by adding “implied preemption” to “express preemption.”
The governors can take their case to court, but they are almost certain not to prevail.
It may not work to stop federal laws and rules issued by Trump, but as a political strategy for those seeking higher office, it’s as good as gold. Waving the bloody shirt to prove how anti-Trump a candidate is never ceases to enthrall Democrats.
Newsom was the first out of the box to openly brag…
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