> I was given the impression that state level government was probably the optimum level to decide things

I don't think government at any level should get to discriminate based on protected classes and I hope most people alive today will agree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine

That has never been true in practice. Just yesterday, the Supreme Court said that ICE can detain people solely if they are Hispanic and where they are.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/supreme-court-ice-r...