I've made the same point to other posters. The issues aren't the same. The optics are. If Alabama choses to defy federal court orders, you know the Left will immediately bring up Alabama's history of defying court orders and the first thing they'll mention is George Wallace.
This requires a preemptive move on the part of someone high up in the Alabama political structure to put that out there first, and point out the difference.
They'll get nowhere on defense.