At least two constitutional scholars say this bill is blatantly unconstitutional.
Robert McElvaine, professor of history at Millsaps College, said all this bill will accomplish is to put Mississippi up for ridicule. “ ‘The Neutralization of Federal Law’?” he said. “I am astounded to see such a measure introduced in the 21st century. Do the authors of the bill see Mississippi as part of the United States?”
He pointed out that the issue of state sovereignty “was settled by a terrible war 150 years ago as well as by numerous Supreme Court decisions.”
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George Cochran, professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, said it’s obvious the bill is unconstitutional.
He pointed to Article VI of the Constitution, which says the Constitution, the U.S. laws and treaties “shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.”
The bill has also drawn comparisons to the "State Sovereignty Commission," created in the 1950s to fight integration.
Governor Phil Bryant has yet to weigh in on this bill, and neither have any of the state's federal lawmakers. Still, the fact this thing is even getting the light of day is an absolute disgrace.
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