Re: RHCE exam prep advice

["Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin birdvet org>]

Jared Johnson wrote:

> All state laws are governed by Federal law. So in essence, it's a federal
> law.
>
>  
Um...no.  I work for a state law-enforcement agency.  You have state 
laws, with state law-enforcement officers (LEO's), state courts, and 
state and county jails.  You also have federal laws, with federal 
agencies, federal LEO's, federal courts and federal jails.

Now, if you have a federal law on the same subject as a state law, the 
federal law trumps the state law.  However, please note that unless the 
infraction involves a federal interest, it is often resolved at the 
state or local level.  For instance, murder cases are most often tried 
in state courts.

Of course, I am not a lawyer, but you're just flat wrong.

Ben