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[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

No it isn't okay, but it's also not related to any pardons from the President. You're conflating two unrelated things. The Constitution is the document that both doesn't allow your State to pass those laws, and wouldn't allow the President to pardon you if they did. What mechanism is there for forcing a State to actually NOT violate the Constitution? Well, that's a different question.

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardon-information-and-instructions

Under the Constitution, only federal criminal convictions, such as those adjudicated in the United States District Courts, may be pardoned by the President. In addition, the President's pardon power extends to convictions adjudicated in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and military court-martial proceedings. However, the President cannot pardon a state criminal offense.