You exhibit a desire to misrepresent the notion that a federal statute somehow trumps the federal constitution.
"You exhibit a desire to misrepresent the notion that a federal statute somehow trumps the federal constitution."
Where?
What part of the 14th amendment, which grants all citizens equal standing in terms of the law, do you not understand?
You could make the argument that the CRB of 1866 was not valid until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1888. However, the law has been around and absolutely constitutional for 117 years.