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Comment by dontlikeyoueith

20 days ago

Which federal law exactly requires states to spend money to enforce federal law?

I'll give you a hint: none.

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dontlikeyoueith

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Gormo  20 days ago

In fact, under well-established constitutional law it is illegal for the federal government to attempt to compel state governments to enforce federal law. US states are sovereign in their own right and are not administrative arms of the federal government.

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