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Why Not Defund Sanctuary Cities? (Vanity)
Pfflier

Posted on 02/17/2015 1:04:49 PM PST by pfflier

I was just watching a news conference where the mayor of Denver surrounded himself with illegals holding pro amnesty signs.

Doesn't the House have the power of the purse? Why don't they defund federal programs to sanctuary cities? Haven't these cities intentionally violated federal law regarding harboring fugitives?

If the politicians in those cities want illegals, let them fund the expense locally.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; denver; sanctuarycity
The news conference was "in your face". The mayor was blathering that the US courts of appeal would overturn the temporary stay in place with the obummer amnesty royal decree.
1 posted on 02/17/2015 1:04:49 PM PST by pfflier
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To: pfflier

The short answer is that congress and the president like “sanctuary cities”.


2 posted on 02/17/2015 1:06:14 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: pfflier

Por La Raza todo, Fuera de La Raza nada


3 posted on 02/17/2015 1:09:16 PM PST by thorvaldr
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To: WayneS
I have an idea. Let illegals in. I don't care if they take over every blue state in the country. As long as they stay out of the red states, they should go for it.

They are not going to change the electoral college much. If they want to cheat, have fun. The rats are killing themselves with this. We just have to be vigilant and not allow them to infect our world.

4 posted on 02/17/2015 1:11:20 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: pfflier

Equal protection kind of puts the end to punitive actions from the fed. Though I don’t know if anybody actually test cased that back when Carter was so fond of holding highway funds hostage.


5 posted on 02/17/2015 1:14:22 PM PST by discostu (The albatross begins with its vengeance A terrible curse a thirst has begun)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

That’s delusional. You think illegals don’t go to Texaa, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas or the Midwest? Flip the first two and you’ll never elect a Republican president again.


6 posted on 02/17/2015 1:16:37 PM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: pfflier

The issue isn’t sanctuary cities anymore.

Here in CA we have become a sanctuary state.

And since B.S. (Barry Soetoro) issued his executive order, we have become a sanctuary nation.

They are ringing the dinner bell for millions more illegal aliens to cross the border and replenish the Democrat Party voter base.


7 posted on 02/17/2015 1:18:20 PM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Hugin

“That’s delusional. You think illegals don’t go to Texaa, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas or the Midwest? Flip the first two and you’ll never elect a Republican president again.”

I know... lost it there for a minute.


8 posted on 02/17/2015 1:19:23 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: pfflier

quickest way to “defund”

pro 2nd amendment states set up sanctuary cites using the same guidelines as immigration sanctuary cities..
but instead of immigration, apply it to those lawful gun owners, and legal guns not recognized or allowed in anti gun states..LOL


9 posted on 02/17/2015 1:20:41 PM PST by OL Hickory (Jesus and the American soldier-1 died for your soul/1 died for your freedom)
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To: Hugin

You don’t need to flip Florida.
It went for Baraq both times.


10 posted on 02/17/2015 1:20:46 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: nascarnation

Right, but at least it’s still in play. Add a couple million new Democrat voters and it won’t be.


11 posted on 02/17/2015 1:30:56 PM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: discostu

That’s not what it means.


12 posted on 02/17/2015 1:51:30 PM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: pfflier

Mayors and other city officials who break the law, in this case by failing to enforce the law, should be prosecuted like any other lawbreaker.


13 posted on 02/17/2015 2:07:12 PM PST by lakecumberlandvet (APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
I don't care if they take over every blue state in the country.

I have seen the irony already. In those areas where the Hispanics have gained a majority, they put up their own boy to run and unhorse the incumbent white Democrat.

14 posted on 02/17/2015 5:23:03 PM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: Oatka

Can you think of anywhere that has happened?


15 posted on 02/17/2015 5:50:09 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: pfflier

If cities/states can be allowed to make their own immigration policy, some might choose the active enforcement option.


16 posted on 02/17/2015 6:00:43 PM PST by moehoward
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To: scrabblehack

IIRC, it was in Southern Calif. I did a search using “Democrats face Hispanic challengers” and found this:

http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/16/nyregion/democrats-in-brooklyn-face-hispanic-demand.html

This is one is typical of politicians selling out:
http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/2001/vol5n18/CaucusMoveRollCall-en.html

There’s probably more if I use the right phrase, but I think Texas was another place where a Hispanic Democrat booted out a white one.

Karma lives.


17 posted on 02/18/2015 11:59:25 AM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: pfflier
It's past time to go after those who make it possible for others to commit crimes.

Aiding and Abetting: It is derived from the United States Code (U.S.C.), section two of title 18:

(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.

(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.

18 posted on 02/23/2015 10:53:47 AM PST by optiguy (If government is the answer, it was a stupid question.)
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To: optiguy
I'm pretty sure most of us see sanctuary cities as being illegal under any legal inperpretation. However, they have been allowed to exist under multiple administrations.

This has to stop or be stopped by someone with ther guts to say no entity is above the law for whatever reason.

One way to do this is make compliance to the law a prerequisite to receiving any federal funding for any program. If a state or muncipality sees fit to ignore this, it should be at their financial peril, not yours or mine.

19 posted on 02/23/2015 11:55:53 AM PST by pfflier
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To: scrabblehack

Raul grijalva, Arizona. And now he just won’t go away. His district is like a banana republic.


20 posted on 02/23/2015 12:07:57 PM PST by pfflier
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