Houston/Democrat - Texas/Republican and guess what

[packman]

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"The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Houston from enforcing tougher clean-air laws over the hub of industrial pollution that makes it one of the smoggiest cities in the U.S."

You see, those Texas Repukes struck down Houston's attempt to clean up its air. Hell, boy - it's ALL Texas air and you all goin' breathe it. Their argument - State law supersedes any local laws.



http://www.dailykos.com/

[Igel]

1. It's the state's jurisdiction.

When local rules and regulations supersede higher-level regulations and laws, one has to go. Rather than have a patchwork of conflicting rules, there's one set to rule them all.

Just like immigration is the federal government's jurisdiction. When local rules and regulations supersede higher-level regulations and laws, one has to go. Rather than have a patchwork of conflicting rules, there's no one set to rule them all.

We "get it" when it's the second paragraph and we like the President's actions more than local actions. We don't get it when we like local actions but not the higher-level actions.

Conservatives complain about how biased the courts are when the it's the second paragraph and they don't like the President's actions. They get it when they don't like local actions but like the higher-level actions.

It doesn't help that there's this implicit bias in both cases.

[Downwinder]

2. I can't go to Houston without developing a headache.