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   From: katt@gmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:42:00 +0000,  Lee says...   
      
   > Trump says he'll sign an executive order   
   > restricting states' ability to regulate AI   
   > Dec 8   
      
   Has any President ever signed into law, a national law, something that would   
   prohibit states from passing their own laws on the subject?   
      
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   The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965, signed into law by   
   President Lyndon B. Johnson, prohibited states from regulating cigarette   
   labeling and advertising.   
      
   The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), signed into law   
   by President Gerald Ford, preempted state laws that relate to employee benefit   
   plans.   
      
   The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906, signed into law by President Theodore   
   Roosevelt, prohibited states from regulating meat inspection.   
      
   The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, signed into law by President Jimmy   
   Carter, completely preempted state laws regulating airline routes, rates, and   
   services.   
      
   The Federal Communications Act of 1934, signed into law by President Franklin   
   D. Roosevelt, which gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broad   
   authority to regulate interstate and foreign communications, effectively   
   preempting state laws.   
      
   =====   
      
   So... when Bill Clinton did this... it was OK?   
      
   One law for all 50 states.   
      
   One notable instance is the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996. President   
   Bill Clinton signed DOMA into law on September 21,1996.   
      
   The law defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman and prohibited   
   federal recognition of same-sex marriages.   
      
   Section 3 of DOMA, also known as the "federal definition of marriage," stated   
   that for federal purposes, marriage would be defined as a legal union between   
   one man and one woman.   
      
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