preexisting conditions could be said to promote the general welfare of americans reporter: health care supporters are also citing the supremacy clause, that is found in article vi of the constitution, basically says federal law trumps state law when in conflict. when i asked virginia s attorney general about it, he said that s true but only if the federal law is constitutional and they are arguing it s not. bill: shannon, thank you for that. steve king is a republican out of iowa, he joins us in ten minutes to continue this discussion here on what he thinks is the best strategy on the pezzing side. here s martha. martha: the white house is already shooting down that threat of 36 state lawsuits. fox s major garrett sat down with white house senior adviser david axelrod and asked him about the rising opposition to health care reform and why he think the attorneys general, many of them republicans, are threatening to sue. i ll let others characterize it. i know all the attorneys gener