The Minutemen were HUGELY successful in reframing the debate, something I didn't expect. But the poster was right that they were lucky they didn't get wacod.
You bettcha! It would have happened if Bubba and Janet ran the show. As it is, the Minutemen got a pass - this time.
The least we would have seen would be brigades of ATFE ninjas with police dogs and handcuffed grandmothers being dragged to paddywagons only to be indicted under some felony charge or other and the trial venue moved to South Central L.A.!
There would be NO violation of the "law" permitted, nosiree.