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Originally Posted by GioforPM
No, that’s precisely what I was saying. States (as opposed to local government) were held to hold the power. So they can impose mandates or block mandates from lower governments (or arguably federal mandates if they intrude on state power). It wasn’t a human rights challenge - it was a states right challenge. In Canada, of course, such powers are differently allocated.
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Well actually you said "states could choose not to have such mandates". Which is true, but not the whole truth. They can make the mandate illegal for private businesses.