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Derek Tran: “If the federal government passes a law, the supremacy clause…”

Featuring: Derek Tran, Democratic | U.S. House California, 45th Congressional District

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MEET DEREK TRAN, CA-45 candidate for Congress

Published | Video Starts at 09:24

So I make sure voters understand that even though we live in California and we may think that we're protected from something like an abortion ban, we're not, because If the federal government passes a law, the supremacy clause is going to render California's laws ineffective. And as a lawyer, I understand that. And I try to communicate and educate the voters on that, that topic. And I, as a father of a daughter, am so scared. (09:24–09:34)

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Asserts that federal laws can override California's laws due to the supremacy clause.

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