On the recordAugust 6, 1998
Is the gentleman citing the Federalist Papers for the proposition that the national legislature should be able to overturn any law of a local legislature?
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govinfo.govJames Norton: “Is the gentleman citing the Federalist Papers for the proposition that the national legislature should be able to…”
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Questioning the authority of the national legislature over local laws.
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