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by dylan604 1551 days ago
>We have a constitutional republic that makes it impossible for the federal government to unilaterally mandate

This isn't the only way the Fed can get things done. For example, the drinking restriction for 21+ is a state level issue strongly encouraged by the Fed. Louisiana tried to hold to 18+ for the longest, but the Fed finally won by threatening to withhold federal funding for highways.