“We must continue to abide by the state constitution, and we will continue to refer applicants to active duty installations in Mississippi,” Mississippi National Guard spokesman Tim Powell said.
Mississippi and the other states won’t provide the ID cards but will refer same-sex couples to federal installations to receive the identification.
Mick Bullock, a spokesman for Gov. Phil Bryant, said Mississippi’s position is in line with state law.
“The Mississippi Constitution clearly defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman and expressly prohibits the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions,” Bullock said.
This is a losing battle, of course. It was 50 years ago, and 150 years ago.
But Mississippi College Law Professor Matt Steffey said, “The most basic principle of our system of constitutional government is that federal laws trump state laws whenever the two conflict. So, certainly, the federal law prevails over the Mississippi law.”
Steffey said the text of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution requires that all state legislators and executive and judicial officers take an oath to support the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.
Why, it's our old friend, Mr. Supremacy Clause! So good luck with this one, guys. Nice way to waste taxpayer money too when you decide to take this to court and lose, too.
Enjoy the cultural inevitability, boys.
I'd love to have a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of secession to any state that gets a 50% + 1 vote to succeed. On the upside these bigoted-ignorant White trash, who have disgraced America since before the Constitution was written, could be gone, then, on the side of realism, they'd never vote to cut off their water, so — with the exit door wide open — they'd have to shut the fuck up and obey the law. Even that minor improvement would make America a stronger nation.
ReplyDeleteIt is time to end all Federal welfare to these states. You want nullification? Then you shall have it
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