Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
And in McCulloch v. Maryland , Maryland wasn't banning the Bank of the United States, it was merely taxing it (btw, this case is where the quote "the power to tax is the power to destroy comes from").
Chief Justice Marshall's pronouncement is still valid and the federal government is still supreme in its sphere and any attempts to curtail it by a state or locality will be batted down. Federal authority enjoys a wide berth and even state or local attempts to touch upon will be preempted.
Basic Con Law. This law would be swatted away in a New York minute, without a doubt.
And in McCulloch v. Maryland , Maryland wasn't banning the Bank of the United States, it was merely taxing it (btw, this case is where the quote "the power to tax is the power to destroy comes from").
Chief Justice Marshall's pronouncement is still valid and the federal government is still supreme in its sphere and any attempts to curtail it by a state or locality will be batted down. Federal authority enjoys a wide berth and even state or local attempts to touch upon will be preempted.
Basic Con Law. This law would be swatted away in a New York minute, without a doubt.

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