Comment on Democrat Mayors Say They Will Use Police To Obstruct Trump's Deportation Of Illegals
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 days ago
But… but… all this time the argument has been “We can’t use the police to enforce federal laws!”
Now they want to use the police to block federal law enforcement? 🤔
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 days ago
It’s the blocking federal law enforcement that’s the issue. They don’t have to help but actively blocking is criminal.
This is a really bad look for the mayor since the focus is on violent criminals.
If arrested and convicted, he’d never be able to hold office again. Not a smart move.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s a bad look either way. You give in to the knee-jerk deportation movement… and end up paying reparations decades later, or you resist and are breaking federal law.
They’ve set up a lose/lose situation here.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 days ago
The winning solution for him is to say he’ll assist with violent felons but not people without criminal backgrounds.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The problem there is, they have no intention of limiting it like that.
It will START that way, then it will become “Well, we can’t separate the family because of one criminal… better deport all of them…”
politifact.com/…/in-context-tom-homans-comments-t…
“Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?” correspondent Cecilia Vega asked him.
“Of course there is,” Homan answered, “families can be deported together.”