Exactly. There must be PENALTIES for breaking the law. They broke the law by passing an unconstitutional law.
Like when a previous governor of Florida blatantly broke his state’s constitution for some liberal cause, and he didn’t give a damn, becaus ethere were no consequences.
The people passing these laws should be found in contempt of court.
Or just simply pass a law requiring penalties for those who sign, sponsor, or vote for unconstitutional laws. Financial penalties, say.
All it would take is a President willing to set the precedent of having his Justice Dept indict such officials (and police officers acting under their direction) under United States Code Title 18 § § 241 - Conspiracy against rights:
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; orCan you imagine the effect of an official or legislator of Chicago or DC being indicted under the above for violating a person's Second Amendment rights?If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.