Well, the Constitution applies specifically to the federal government, hence the complete quotation's being "Congress shall make no law..."
HOWEVER, being that it goes on to say that federal law is the supreme law of the land, it is still mightily unconstitutional. As such, I think you can expect the thing to be almost immediately nullified by a crackerjack team of ACLU lawyers. Also, even in South Carolina, I sincerely doubt that the bill would get the majority votes necessary to be signed into law in the first place. Even the folks who agree with this piece of proposed legislation still would probably prefer that their state not be seen as a regressive laughing stock by the national media. (oh yes. It WOULD be covered nationally within minutes of its being passed) So, no fear. Your rights probably aren't being too severely eroded. THIS time.
For once, people playing politics might actually save you.
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Well, the Constitution applies specifically to the federal government, hence the complete quotation's being "Congress shall make no law..." HOWEVER, being that it goes on to say that federal law is the supreme law of the land, it is still mightily unconstitutional. As such, I think you can expect the thing to be almost immediately nullified by a crackerjack team of ACLU lawyers. Also, even in South Carolina, I sincerely doubt that the bill would get the majority votes necessary to be signed into law in the first place. Even the folks who agree with this piece of proposed legislation still would probably prefer that their state not be seen as a regressive laughing stock by the national media. (oh yes. It WOULD be covered nationally within minutes of its being passed) So, no fear. Your rights probably aren't being too severely eroded. THIS time. For once, people playing politics might actually save you.