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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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I think you're talking sense there. Civil disobedience, on a massive scale, is going to be one of our only and best weapons. Although mind you—I don't think they would hesitate for a second before ordering them to shoot us. And it doesn't always work out badly for them. Look at China post-Tiananmen Square. They slaughtered protestors, and it basically worked. (I know they weren't a democratic regime, but hell—neither is the Trump administration.)
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the Congressional Democrats to act, that's for sure. Half of them seem to be asleep at the wheel, and even the ones who aren't seem to have yet to grasp just how dire the situation really is. If they don't legislate like there's no tomorrow, there may very well be no tomorrow. (Figuratively speaking. I hope.)
Here's a question—what about Jerry Brown activating the National Guard and instructing them to enforce the court order? The National Guard in each state answers to the Governor, right? Or would that likely lead to disaster, when two armed forces with contradictory orders come into conflict with each other?
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."Hey guys, do you think that this would be the perfect song of the resistance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf9NSd_2avA
WaPo: New Executive Orders Floating Around Would Further Restrict Immigration
If enacted, the executive orders would appear to significantly restrict all types of immigration and foreign travel to the United States, expanding bars on entry to the country that Trump ordered last week with his temporary ban on refugees and people from seven majority Muslim countries.
Jesus.
edited 31st Jan '17 12:12:29 PM by TacticalFox88
New Survey coming this weekend!Contrary to previous reports, Trump will not be signing his cybersecurity executive order today.
Presumably he's waiting for the Kremlin to approve it.
Several news sites adding further weight to Neil Gorsuch being the president's pick for the supreme court. A few theorize that the pick was less about him and more due to the fact that his mother was the corrupt head of the EPA under Reagan and as such he carries more political weight. A few ex-Obama staff seem to like him.
He's purported to be heavily invested in constitutional "originalism" and gives his support to company-wide religious exemptions regarding contraception and sexual minority rights.
edited 31st Jan '17 12:29:54 PM by carbon-mantis
How about this: "We wont let him."
But the logic behind what they are doing is that conservative voters dont like foreigners coming here and then living on the taxpayers dime.
Acceptable Targets, basically.
edited 31st Jan '17 12:38:53 PM by DeMarquis
I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.Paul Ryan was caught swearing after defending Trump's Muslim ban and leaving the podium.
Paul Ryan: Fuck. Waste of my fucking time.
California is considering becoming a sanctuary state.
The Senate Public Safety Committee approved the California Values Act on a party-line vote Tuesday morning. The measure now moves to the floor of the state Senate, where Democrats control a super majority.
The committee heard testimony on the bill offered by Senate President Kevin de León (D) that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from spending money to enforce federal immigration laws. The measure would also ban immigration enforcement in state schools, health facilities and courthouses.
“We will not stand by and let the federal government use our state and local agencies to separate mothers from their children,” de León said in December, when he introduced what he calls the California Values Act.
The fight over sanctuary status could put billions of dollars in federal funding for California programs at risk. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order pledging to withhold federal money from cities and states that do not comply with federal immigration laws. The order requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” that refuse to share immigration status information with federal officials. Some legal scholars question whether the executive order is constitutional, based on the 10th Amendment and previous court precedents. If Trump’s Homeland Security department goes ahead with plans to block federal funding, lawsuits are almost certain.
California resistance is starting to become scary. I'm afraid that Trump is going to send troops into my home state.

You're right, we're jumping into conclusions from sources too much.
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