The failed confederacy that governs states with a National Government that could regulate individuals but not states. In the words of this court in the new york case, congress may regulate interstate commerce directly, but it may not regulate states regulation of interstate commerce. S that what iti does whenever it preempts state law . This court has repeatedly held that it may preempt contradictory systems and state laws. Theill you make a government gave the state of choice to regulate this way or dont regulate at all. Thats right. It gave the states of choice in conjunction with the regulation of the area there were federal standards. The states were told, except that more dont, but if you dont, you wont regulate and neither will we. Fact, thetter of consequence of that is that the states could regulate according to the standards established by the federal government with respect to the regulation of interstate commerce, and if the states chose not to do that, the field is left the
Consolidated case 16477, the new jersey thoroughbred Horsemens Association versus ncaa. Mr. Olson. Thank you chief justice, and may it please the court. One of the most important decisions made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was replacing the failed confederacy that governed states with a National Government that could regulate individuals but not states. In the words of this court in the new york case, congress may regulate interstate commerce directly, but it may not regulate states regulation of interstate commerce. Mr. Olson, isnt that what the government does whenever it preempts state law . It says you cant regulate . When the government preempts state laws, the government, the federal government has initially taken the position or taken an action to regulate interstate commerce in some respect, and when it does that, this court has repeatedly held it may preempt contradictory or inconsistent state laws. So what do you make of ferc. Pardon . What do you make of ferc . T
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President trump, quote, he is no order con man. He is way above average in the american political system is his easiest mark ever. Guest yeah. This was that was early the campaign. I think that was in march of 2016. So it was just around the time when he was sewing up the republican nomination and the purpose of that article is this is a come. Com compilation of articles to explain the trump phenomenon for people who were having to take it serious come to grip watches the fact this was happening. So i took kind of a different approach to trump and tried to really listen to what his supporters were saying and try to focus on what he was doing, and my take on him is that he was a Brilliant Media manipulator and that he was perfectly suited to play on all the weaknesses of the american political media, ask that turned out to be truism was i had stucks to my guns on the piece. Thought he would be president and then later on i didnt believe that. Host well, the dave after the election you w
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