Posted on 07/20/2020 3:34:56 PM PDT by EyesOfTX
In case you missed it, on Saturday I talked about the fact that Marxist Democrat mayors around the nation are serving as the linchpins in the Democrat effort to destroy our societies democratic foundations and institutions by sowing utter chaos in their cities.
Today, a group of these mayors, including several singled out in that Saturday piece, continued their culture war, sending a letter to the DHS and DOJ demanding that federal personnel be removed from their cities, where they have been protecting federal buildings and other property.
At the same time, President Trump promised to continue to use federal law enforcement to protect federal property that is being damaged and attacked by the Democrat-sponsored rioters in the cities being ruined by these and other Marxist mayors.
From a piece at The Hill:
Trump was asked in the Oval Office about reports that the government was sending 175 federal troops to those cities to aid local law enforcement.
“Well, it depends on what your definition of ‘troops’ is,” he told reporters. “I mean, we’re sending law enforcement.”
Trump cited heightened violence in Chicago and New York City, in particular, both of which have seen a rise in shootings in recent weeks. In the latter’s case, he blamed city and state officials for restricting police from taking a stronger response.
“I’m going to do something — that, I can tell you,” Trump said. “Because we’re not going to let New York and Chicago and Philadelphia and Detroit and Baltimore and all of these — Oakland is a mess. We’re not going to let this happen in our country. All run by liberal Democrats.”
The government is expected to send 150 agents to Chicago this week. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News that the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security would roll out specific plans of action on deploying federal resources later in the day.
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As is his habit of doing at inopportune times, Rand Paul weighed in with a completely nonsensical statement on Twitter:
Yeah, well, Senator, that’s the problem: Local law enforcement is not being allowed by these despicable mayors to do their jobs. Pay freaking attention before spouting off.
So, a showdown is brewing, and it is one that by law these mayors cannot win. The Federal government has an absolute right to protect its own property, especially when local officials fail or, as in the case of these depraved mayors, refuse to do so.
DHS is supposed to produce a detailed plan for the deployment of more federal LEOs tonight or tomorrow. Stay tuned.
That is all.
No, don’t encourage them to move. They might move to Texas and we don’t need that infection. There are no good Democrats, Progressives, Woke, ANTIF or BLM. They are all evil. Otherwise they wouldn’t be in that party.
rand paul is so anti-federal, pro state, that he would rather let the mob burn down federal property.
This is a 10th amendment issue.
Federal law enforcement is unconstitutional.
“The Federal government has an absolute right to protect its own property...”
The Federal government has an absolute obligation to secure the peace:
Article IV, Section 4: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.”
When the state executives and legislatures refuse to act against the current insurrection, I see no other course but that the People must declare them ineffective/outlaws and petition the Federal gov’t for relief.
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BINGO that is all this is about.
If these drug addled losers are attacking federal buildings then the mayors should STFU or stop taking federal funds.
this is violence.
The legislature’s are convened and fine... there is no basis for federal law enforcement.
Trump is falling into a TRAP here... they will use this against him and accuse him of being a dictator!
This is TRAP !
That would be neat - some sections of Philadelphia have had over 100% of their vote tallies for the Dem from time to time...
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