There is another fundamental constitutional problem with this decision.
It violates separation of powers and the nondelegation principle, in
that it confers federal legislative powers on a state legislature,
contrary to Art. I Sec. 1. Likewise, state courts do not have the
constitutional jurisdiction to enforce congressional statutes, which
would violate the sovereignty of that state under its own constitution.
Each sovereign must enforce its own laws exclusively in its own courts,
and a judicial disablement of a right by a court of one sovereign must
not be considered to either be enforceable by the courts of another or
provide authority for the application of a statute of that other
sovereign. Generally, no right, privilege, or immunity of one sovereign
should depend in any way on the actions of an official of another
sovereign, even for such seemingly minor matters as making the extension
of some license or benefit from the state dependent on something like
issuance by the central government of a social security number.
-- Jon
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