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Randy Grellner: “The state has a right and the power to say, no, this is not…”

Featuring: Randy Grellner, Republican | Oklahoma State Senate, District 21

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Full Episode, Ep. 4: "Dr. Grellner Interview"

Published | Video Starts at 44:38

And really the individual has the power, the state has an over branching power and then the federal government's there to defend us from wars and those kind of things. So when these federal mandates get just shoved down whatever they are, they, The state has a right and the power to say, no, this is not good for Oklahoma or California or Florida. and we're not going to do this. And so, you know, my whole thing was, is that when we go to looking at passports, this state ought to be saying we're not going to do it. (44:38–44:54)

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Asserts that states have the right and power to reject federal mandates.

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