How does the Constitution compare with acts of the legislature?
The legislature has no power to enact any law without the authority of the Constitution. Every law the legislature creates is supposed to serve a constitutional purpose. Currently, all government employees and officials rely on the Ohio Revised Code as their authority in the exercise of their duties. Few of them are familiar with or strive to comply with the Constitution. The proposed amendment will put the Constitution back into the forefront of every government function and make it mandatory that all public servants comply with it, above any statute. If a law or regulation is without constitutional authority clearly stated within it, then it cannot be enforced against the people, and the people have no duty to comply with it. An unconstitutional act of the legislature is void and has no legal force or effect, whatsoever. Forced compliance to an unconstitutional law is a violation of the most-high order.
