Typically states are allowed to set their own criminal laws as it’s considered within their powers under the 10th Amendment without federal interference. But they can’t pass a law that would violate the US constitution. This one I’m sure would lead to at least a couple of constitutional arguments, one being that if the state used execution to punish illegal camping it would definitely violate the 8th Amendment, and they can’t just get around that by outsourcing enforcement to individuals. Even this very Republican supreme court might now allow that.
But to answer the question, if the state wanted to just straight up legalize murder for everyone I think they’d be able to do it without issue.
Licenses to Kill for everyone! Seriously though, can you really make murder legal, and not face any federal consequences?
They make murder legal but abortion illigal because it is murder
Typically states are allowed to set their own criminal laws as it’s considered within their powers under the 10th Amendment without federal interference. But they can’t pass a law that would violate the US constitution. This one I’m sure would lead to at least a couple of constitutional arguments, one being that if the state used execution to punish illegal camping it would definitely violate the 8th Amendment, and they can’t just get around that by outsourcing enforcement to individuals. Even this very Republican supreme court might now allow that.
But to answer the question, if the state wanted to just straight up legalize murder for everyone I think they’d be able to do it without issue.