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Old 11-17-2007, 10:57 PM   #872 (permalink)
Aulirophile
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Originally Posted by Havelock View Post
Not so much. The segregationist text has been invalid for decades, and whether or not it's in the state constitution has no bearing on whether it creates any real conflict with other state or federal laws.
Invalid because it has been overridden by an unconstitutional exercise of Federal power, which the amendment in discussion would fix, thus nullifying the Federal influence and making the two conflicting state laws an issue, because then the state would have to decide which one to enforce.
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