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A state taking on the feds usually does not end well for the state.
And I don't understand why you'd want to die on this particular hill, either. "Sanctuary City" isn't some kind of actual legal status. It is the legal equivalent of :
The states recently did very well in court when they fought Obama's EPA E.O.'s.
Well, they won, because it was a legally questionable EPA regulation in the first place. But, it was a long and difficult fight for the states, which required a decision by the Supreme Court, which is the point.
As far as that particular situation goes: there's an important distinction between air/water/soil quality, which the EPA is clearly authorized by the legislature to regulate, and carbon / climate change, which they are not. But let's not turn this into another EPA thread, we've got one going already.
The states recently did very well in court when they fought Obama's EPA E.O.'s.
An EO isn't a law. There actually IS a law under which the mayors of the 'sanctuary' cities, 'sanctuary' college campus administrators, 'sanctuary' restaurant owners/managers, etc., can be prosecuted and imprisoned for from 5-10 years:
With regard to violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(ii)-(iv) and (v)(ii), domestic transportation, harboring, encouraging/inducing, or aiding/abetting, the basic statutory maximum term of imprisonment is 5 years, unless the offense was committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain, in which case the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years.
Those prosecutions need to start happening. Cut the heads off of the snakes, metaphorically speaking. Simple cases to win, as they've already publicly admitted to their crimes.
Well, they won, because it was a legally questionable EPA regulation in the first place. But, it was a long and difficult fight for the states, which required a decision by the Supreme Court, which is the point.
As far as that particular situation goes: there's an important distinction between air/water/soil quality, which the EPA is clearly authorized by the legislature to regulate, and carbon / climate change, which they are not. But let's not turn this into another EPA thread, we've got one going already.
I had no desire to. Just noting that it's not that difficult when you are right and in this case there is a ton of precedent that ruled that this is a Federal issue, not state or local.
An EO isn't a law. There actually IS a law under which the mayors of the 'sanctuary' cities, 'sanctuary' college campus administrators, 'sanctuary' restaurant owners/managers, etc., can be prosecuted and imprisoned for from 5-10 years:
With regard to violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(ii)-(iv) and (v)(ii), domestic transportation, harboring, encouraging/inducing, or aiding/abetting, the basic statutory maximum term of imprisonment is 5 years, unless the offense was committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain, in which case the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years.
Those prosecutions need to start happening. Cut the heads off of the snakes, metaphorically speaking. Simple cases to win, as they've already publicly admitted to their crimes.
You can't be charged with harboring someone here illegally when the courts have ruled many times over that the states can not make this determination.
I had no desire to. Just noting that it's not that difficult when you are right and in this case there is a ton of precedent that ruled that this is a Federal issue, not state or local.
There is also no law that the Feds have to give grants for things like transportation systems to California.
Go California. The Boston Mayor also has some guts......
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