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J_William_Ryan

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7. "...with no clear legal mechanism for resolution."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 10:17 AM

Nov 27

Not necessarily.

The Constitution prohibits the Federal government from compelling local officials to enforce Federal law – including immigration law.

And Trump tried to ‘defund’ cities in his first term and which was stopped by the courts.

True, Trump doesn’t care about the Constitution or the law, but we still have a semi-functional judiciary.

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Trump team eyes funding showdown with 'sanctuary cities' over immigration [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 27 OP

Dare them to Deport from MTG district first delisen Nov 27 #1

I think they will just continue to send migrants to those jimfields33 Nov 27 #2

Because of the current Biden admin policies BumRushDaShow Nov 27 #3

Abbot is not going to cripple Texas construction delisen Nov 27 #4

The problem is that we own no "megaphones" to do any "pushback" BumRushDaShow Nov 27 #5

Those are obstacles, not barriers delisen Nov 27 #8

Like everything else BumRushDaShow Nov 27 #9

That is not the issue. It is just theater delisen Nov 27 #6

"...with no clear legal mechanism for resolution." J_William_Ryan Nov 27 #7