In a game of chicken between states and the federal government, the federal government can't win.
Sure they can / do. They just threaten to withhold federal funds from the states. I can't quote sources, but I seem to remember over the years the feds essentially forcing the states to toe the line on issues such as raising the drinking age to 21, lowering the DUI threshold to 0.08%, and maybe also requiring seat belts, all by threatening to withhold highway money.
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In a game of chicken between states and the federal government, the federal government can't win.
Sure they can / do. They just threaten to withhold federal funds from the states. I can't quote sources, but I seem to remember over the years the feds essentially forcing the states to toe the line on issues such as raising the drinking age to 21, lowering the DUI threshold to 0.08%, and maybe also requiring seat belts, all by threatening to withhold highway money.