The city is subordinate to the state. Only the state has sovereignty. The state, if it wishes, can wipe Philadelphia off the map.
Hear, hear! The unmitigated gall of the city of Philadelphia, a mere political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to even attempt to take such legal action is breathtaking. Perhaps the city should be divided into multiple jurisdictions to carve out a Republican enclave in combination with some of the collar counties. Sometimes political power must be ruthlessly exercised to put such miscreants on their place.
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