Can states legally enforce federal laws if they choose to?

[Into the Night]

sorry dude, if you don't know what the fuck you are talking about, don't talk......


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He does know what he is talking about here. He is correct. Local law enforcement usually handles the arrest of the bank robber (that's enforcement). The result may easily be TWO trials, one for State law and another for federal law.

Example: The so-called 'barefoot' bandit, which broke State laws of Washington by stealing aircraft, and also broke federal law. That same action resulted in TWO trials.

 

[Into the Night]

so if a state chooses, they can IGNORE federal laws? that's great to know. I've wanted a machine gun for some time now.

It is unconstitutional for any government to ban or limit any weapon. Enjoy your machine gun.

 

[Into the Night]

Logic which explains why the militias are getting tromped.

You discard logic, and militias aren't getting tromped.

Consider the question "Can a citizen enforce a state's laws such as take out a drug dealer?"

No such law in any State.

Not a lawyer, but I expect the answer is no.

Because there is no such law.

It's all legal shit and jurisdiction....which is one of the problems at Uvalde.

Not the problem with Uvalde.

Who was in charge? It appears it all falls on the ex-Chief.

Democrats, which staged the whole thing, sacrificing those children in the process.

Bottom line, no. Not unless authorized to do so by the Feds.

Simplistic. No, not that simple.

Remember the ramp dispute between Obama and AZ gov. Jan Brewer? Pure jurisdiction dispute between states and Feds.
FWIW, I agree with Brewer: If the Feds aren't going to enforce the law then the States should be allowed to do so for them.

Generally works for me, so long as the law being enforced is constitutional.

 

[Into the Night]

Okay, then why can't a state do the same with some portions of immigration law?

...such as?

 

[Into the Night]

I already linked that in post #6.......not saying the current court might not look at it differently, but that is the current SC precedent........

They really have no say in the matter.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

...such as?

For example, an illegal is arrested for something. The state charges them with illegal entry into the state--not being a legal citizen or legal foreigner--and holds them without bail until the feds pick them up for trial and deportation hearings.

 

[Into the Night]

For example, an illegal is arrested for something. The state charges them with illegal entry into the state--not being a legal citizen or legal foreigner--and holds them without bail until the feds pick them up for trial and deportation hearings.

There is no such thing as illegal entry into a State.