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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Sorry to come to this late, but I personally find it astonishing that a single state is allowed to pass such laws which effect the human rights of those who live there. Surely the law is a matter for the nation state, not local government?
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The US has two different sets of laws, one of the nation (US constitution and all of its enumerated powers) and one of the states (State constitutions and all of its enumerated powers).
For over 150 years, we've been fighting over which ones are supposed to be supreme.
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