Other than Alaska, which may have legitimate reasons I suspect, ALL of the other states trying to opt out of the LAW, are the usual suspects, mainly Peoples Republic of New England, left-wing loon, Nanny/Police States.
They WILL do ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, whether immoral, unethical, or illegal to get in power or stay in power.
Since it's illegal to kill them, I guess we have to get out and vote in such MASSIVE numbers that we COMPLETELY OVERWHELM their despicable, decidedly UN-AMERICAN tactics, and send them all packing (I'd like to give them all a one way ticket to HELL. OF COURSE, I mean hell-on-earth, like Cuba, North Korea, or some other socialist/communist "utopia" that they so dearly want for OUR America).
Must you wee wee on my parade?
Besides, something is only illegal if you get caught.
And if you're a Democrat, usually not even then.