I wasn't assuming anything other than that you may have the knowledge to lend me some insight into my questions. Why don't you recognize the govt's authority? And to repeat, what about the supremacy clause, etc? Any thoughts?
The government was established with the understanding that federal governance and state governance is separate. The supremacy clause states that when two laws, state and federal, conflict with one another, federal supersedes the state. The problem is that federal law DOES NOT conflict here, because there isn't one. Congress is attempting to enact a statue that WILL conflict with the state, therefore overriding it. That's an abuse of power in my opinion.
Touching on "cruel and unusual", where does the line stand on this issue? If someone cannot breathe on their own, but will take several hours to die if removed from a respirator, is this "cruel and unusual"? I'm not so sure.