This doctrine is critical to offer proper resistance to a Federal government that is out of control. State, county, and municipal governments were never intended to be mere conduits or implementation centers for Federal laws, policies, and regulations as they have become in our day. Lesser magistrates are not to just unquestioningly do the bidding of the higher authority. When the higher authority makes unjust or immoral laws or policies, the lesser magistrates are to provide interposition and not obey. If necessary, they may even actively resist the higher authority.
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