Ignoring the particular issue, Williams is part of the problem with current politics.  It is impossible to preserve a respect for law when state and national figures base laws on their own prejudices.
When Dem. Scy of states all oppose a particular law that Gop SOSs support, it is prima facia evidence that they are really running political operations and not making purely legal decisions or there would be a mix of decisions in both parties of what the law really is.
When our elected official play so loose with LAW it is little wonder that citizens also feel laws are merely suggestions.
The law has been determined for many controversial acts such as Abortion, sexuality,segregation, public education.....
If the law is pushed in one state because of political power there, that tells people that we no longer have laws per se, but rely upon the whims of a leader or powerful party and thus does citizen contempt for law grow.