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To: RepublicnotaDemocracy

If large cities and states can refuse to enforce Federal Immigration laws - totally refuse to turn over suspected illegal aliens, then a state can refuse to abide by or enforce any Federal law.


5 posted on 01/24/2011 11:25:34 AM PST by ICCtheWay
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To: ICCtheWay
If large cities and states can refuse to enforce Federal Immigration laws

They are getting away with that only because the Federal government is also refusing to enforce the immigration laws. It'll be different with the communist holy grail of socialized medicine.

10 posted on 01/24/2011 11:34:47 AM PST by SeeSharp
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To: ICCtheWay

“If large cities and states can refuse to enforce Federal Immigration laws - totally refuse to turn over suspected illegal aliens, then a state can refuse to abide by or enforce any Federal law.”

Good on you!!

Use the Sanctuary law baloney against them. Why NOT?????

I like how you think.


21 posted on 01/24/2011 12:21:27 PM PST by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: ICCtheWay; All

“If large cities and states can refuse to enforce Federal Immigration laws - totally refuse to turn over suspected illegal aliens, then a state can refuse to abide by or enforce any Federal law.”

However, this is going a step beyond. Using your example above...what if a state was to arrest and try agents of the federal government that attempted to enforce the federal law? That, I think, is the point here. Not just that states won’t play along, but they will expel or prosecute anyone who attempts to do so on their territory.

I’m for a strong union. However, there have been occasions when I believe the federal government has assumed authority it didn’t rightfully have...usually it is some judge. I have always wanted to see some liberal judge making and absurd ruling against a state to be arrested by the state and excorted to the state line and told, “Don’t come back.” Realistically, I, of course, don’t actaully want this to happen because it could cut both ways and would cause anarchy. But, there is part of me that would like to see it happen.


41 posted on 01/24/2011 1:06:15 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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