“He set himself up above the law.”
He set himself up against the ruling of the Supreme Court. You fine with the Supreme Court redefining marriage The Supreme Court set itself above the Constitution.
That horse left the barn 214 years ago, and has not been seriously challenged since.
214 years of jurisprudence and stare decesis says what the Supreme court ruled is the law of the land.
In all cases.
And the power of the Federal Government, which ultimately comes through the barrel of a gun, will enforce all these decisions.
You can stand on a corner and preach it’s unconstitutional, along with the Income Tax, until you are blue in the face. But if you violate, you will go to jail...at the barrel of a gun.
Additionally, the Judicial Code of Alabama, which Judge Moore swore to uphold, says he must uphold all Federal law and Federal Court orders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison