[Age of Reason]

And the provision in the Constitution authorizing the Congress to make such an edict?

I believe it is legal for the states to ignore such rules set by the federal government.

However might the federal goverment stop certain funding to such states?

[eyedigress]

Ahh.. The extortion of the federal government must ....hopefully.... end somewhere.

[NJ_gent]

"However might the federal goverment stop certain funding to such states?"

They did it once before when they couldn't force states to adopt a standard drinking age limit. When their unconstitutional legislation got tossed by the courts, they simply told the states that they would lose all Federal highway funding if they didn't comply with the demands of the Federal government. In other words, they blackmailed the states into doing something they couldn't legally force them to do.

[GrandEagle]

However might the federal goverment stop certain funding to such states?
Another reason why we need to return our federal government to a Constitutional spending pattern - to avoid just such blackmail.
But, to answer your question, yes.

GE