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Posted on 01/16/2026 9:06:11 AM PST by EBH
This is no longer about rhetoric. It is about numbers, timing, and alignment.
When more than two dozen sitting members of Congress travel to Minneapolis—not to conduct formal oversight, not to coordinate with federal authorities, and not to restore order—but to hold a shadow hearing accusing federal law enforcement of kidnapping, brutality, and constitutional violations, the pretense of neutrality collapses.
You do not send 24 lawmakers to “listen.”
You send them to signal.
From “Illegal Orders” to Public Defiance
The late-2025 video in which Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds urged U.S. service members to refuse “illegal orders” now reads less like an isolated civics lecture and more like a trial balloon. At the time, the defense was familiar: reminding troops of their oath to the Constitution. But the deeper implication was unmistakable—lawful authority is conditional, subject to reinterpretation by partisan actors during moments of internal conflict. That message did not disappear. It migrated.
Now, instead of speaking to troops, Democratic lawmakers are positioning themselves alongside governors, activists, and protest movements actively contesting federal enforcement operations on U.S. soil.
Twenty-Four Members Don’t Accidentally Converge
The Minneapolis gathering was not organic. It was coordinated. More than two dozen House Democrats traveled to Minnesota to stage a hearing with no subpoena power, no sworn testimony, and no evidentiary standards—while federal operations were ongoing. That matters. This was not oversight. Oversight occurs in committee rooms, with records, jurisdiction, and consequences. This was delegitimization theater.
And it is happening while: protests were already escalating, federal agents were being physically confronted, the White House was warning of insurrection-level disorder.
That is not coincidence. That is intervention.
Cards on the Table
The statements coming out of Minneapolis were not cautious. They were not investigative. They were declarative. Lawmakers spoke of “kidnapped and disappeared” individuals while ICE publicly reported over 1,000 arrests of violent offenders. They accused federal agents of brutality while refusing to acknowledge statutory authority or judicial warrants. They framed enforcement as a “deadly assault” rather than an execution of federal law.
That language is not designed to gather facts.
It is designed to preempt legitimacy.
Once you label federal action as criminal in real time, you are no longer evaluating conduct—you are encouraging resistance.
The Governor Completes the Circuit
Governor Tim Walz’s call for citizens to film ICE agents and “bank evidence for future prosecution” completes the pattern. This is not de-escalation. This is parallel power construction.
He is telling the public that today’s federal authority is tomorrow’s defendant. That message, paired with the physical presence of 24 congressional Democrats validating the narrative, sends a clear signal: the federal government no longer has moral standing here. That is how confrontation is normalized.
Why the Insurrection Act Is Not the Story—It’s the Consequence
Critics fixate on President Trump’s mention of the Insurrection Act as proof of authoritarian impulse. In reality, it is the predictable result of a sustained effort to undermine federal enforcement from the outside. When state leaders refuse cooperation, when lawmakers encourage public documentation for prosecution rather than compliance, and when Congress members hold parallel hearings to delegitimize ongoing operations, the executive is left with two choices:
enforce federal law with extraordinary measures, or abandon it entirely.
The Act exists for precisely this kind of breakdown.
This Is a Test Case
Minnesota is not an outlier. It is a pilot. The convergence of prior messaging about refusing orders, coordinated congressional presence, activist-style hearings, gubernatorial encouragement of civilian monitoring, and escalating street-level conflict points to something larger than grievance politics.
This is an attempt to redefine who gets to decide when federal authority applies.
The Bottom Line
Twenty-four members of Congress did not show up to Minneapolis to listen. They showed up to draw a line. And once lawmakers begin treating federal law enforcement as illegitimate during active operations—rather than challenging it through courts and legislation—the system itself becomes the target.
That is not protest. That is not oversight. That is not constitutional fidelity.
It is a deliberate stress test of the Republic.
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Well said.
Excellent points about the video and Minnesota.
What Congressional Democrat meet-up in Minnesota?
There have been posts online suggesting “more than two dozen Democrats traveling to St. Paul” met for some kind of event, but that is not confirmed any by major news outlet. I cannot find any reliable news articles confirming a large national Democratic congressional meeting in Minnesota.
Spray the demonstrators with fart gas. The stink will stay on them for days.
The justice will be poetic.
Every time fart gas has been used—the crowds disperse immediately.
CW3 has begun! Prepare accordingly.
Here is at least one openly admitting it: Rep. James Walkinshaw
@Rep_Walkinshaw
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Headed to Minneapolis to hear firsthand from community members about the chaos created by the thousands of federal immigration officials the Trump Administration has sent there.
They are enroute...
Politics is about power.
Those who deny this have a name.
Slaves.
it would’ve been great if the Republicans had the balls to do that for 12 years of Obama/Biden.
But that’s asking a lot of Republicans… You know, to have a spine.
power in itself isnt the problem. the problem is the pursuit of power unbound by ethics or morals of any kind
Arrest everyone involved for treason/insurrectio and try them. If convicted, throw the book at them.
Democrats have believed in a patronage system since the old days of big city bosses.
This was best explained by George Washington Plunkitt.
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5030
“There’s an honest graft, and I’m an example of how it works. I might sum up the whole thing by sayin‘: “I seen my opportunities and I took ’em.”
I agree. Trump needs to nip this in the bud.
When was CW 2?
Arrest them at MN airport.
Arrest them at MN airport.
ChatGPT: "Walkinshaw is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (among others) and has been vocal about immigration and civil rights issues. Visiting Minnesota allows him to gather firsthand accounts that can inform future legislation or oversight actions related to federal immigration enforcement practices and civil liberties protections.
He’s going because Congress has a role in oversight of federal agencies and national policies, especially when there is significant controversy, community impact, and questions about how federal law enforcement actions are being carried out. Field hearings like this are one tool lawmakers use to gather testimony and build a record for oversight or possible legislation."
LOL...He's going to foment more trouble.
Here’s your proof. Press Conference this afternoon in Minneapolis. 28 democrats went
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEELaglAKL?s=20
Thanks! Despicable.
I turned it on and Katherine Clark, Democratic Whip is spewing absolute BS about love, kindness, upholding rule of law, upholding Constitutions, security for families is our goal without fear of being taken on the streets. Values that every single person in this country is fighting for. What this moment in history is demanding of us. We support a country living up to ideals of equality and justice.
Totally ignoring federal immigration laws, Biden letting in millions of illegals, and the millions of violent and criminal illegals causing mayhem and chaos around the country.
Now Adriano Espaillat, congressman is talking. He said he’s an immigrant from Dominican Republic. I doubt if he snuck into the country.
You cannot HATE these people enough.
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