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Originally Posted by lazaruscorporat Thanks to Lawson for the explanations about the US constitution in his previous post.
OK, I probably disagree about Bush's morals/motivation, but I'd be grateful for an explanation of US law here:
The US constitution is the first tier.
Federal laws are the next level.
State laws are the next level.
City/County/whatever laws are below this.
is this right?
What happens if a state passes a law which contradicts federal law?
What happens if a city passes a law whcih contradicts state or federal law?
These aren't trick questions - I'm just interested in the light of the current topic. |
Federal laws are based on the US Constitution.
Then State laws
Then local
If a State passes a law that violates Federal Law, then the agrieved party can sue in Federal court, as was done in Bush vs Florida, when Florida judges changed the election laws, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
If a city, like San Francisco, passes a law which violates state law, the those acts which violate the law will be null and void.