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Florida bans driver's licenses of immigrants living in US illegally
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You feel Florida being able to unilaterally dictate validity of state documents is okay?
— Article IV Section 1 US Constitution
— Article I Section 8 Clause 3 US Constitution
Florida doesn't seem to have authority to just unilaterally dictate these things. It would seem that they must work with Congress to implement such regulation. The entire point the framers of the Constitution placed on the State system in Article IV of the Constitution is to:
Florida's move to attempt to apply some pressure to citizens from other states is a direct violation of the core ethos that the framers of this nation wanted to have. If Florida wants to regulate Floridians into a fine mushy pulp, that is Florida's prerogative. Additionally, if Florida wants to prosecute someone from another State for violation of a law that Florida has, that's fine too. Where the line is crossed is when in the carriage of enforcing that law, it requires Florida to openly question another State's issuing documents. That is the violation.
Florida MUST work with Congress to implement the requirements for this framework that they have set up to function. Florida has not done so, they have forgone coming to the table to discuss the issue with the various States and decided to act in a unilateral manner. I get they want to clamp down on immigration, they must do so according to the laws that are set forth and must do so in good faith with the other States. This is neither.
Except that those illegal immigrants are not US citizens. All your arguments fall flat on this simple point, the people in question are not federally protected.
— 14th Amendment Section 1 US Constitution
No person, not citizen, NO PERSON, may be denied equal protection of the laws within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Your argument is moot.