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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: HAPPY2BME on March 30, 2017, 09:04:34 AM
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The city of Seattle on Wednesday announced a federal lawsuit over the Trump administration's threat to withhold federal grants to so-called "sanctuary cities," citing the 10th Amendment that deals with states' rights.
San Francisco has already filed suit against the Trump administration over the executive order, also citing the 10th Amendment.
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department would require cities seeking some of $4.1 billion available in grant money to verify that they are in compliance with a section of federal law that allows information sharing with immigration officials.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-files-lawsuit-over-sanctuary-cities-funding-threat-n740331
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Roe v. Wade: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS UBER ALLES!!! SUPREMACY CLAUSE!!! ELEBENDY!!!!!
Sanctuary city: 10 AMENDMENT!!! STATES' RIGHTS!! FEDERAL GOVT MUST GIVE WAY AND GIVE USE $$$!!! ELEBENDY!!!!!
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That's a pretty topsy-turvy argument. 'We have a 10th Amendment right to independence from Federal control of our programs, now give us Federal money to fund them.'
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That's a pretty topsy-turvy argument. 'We have a 10th Amendment right to independence from Federal control of our programs, now give us Federal money to fund them.'
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me that this argument is a bit . . . 'spurious.' :whistling:
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Just remember the Arizona law that was struck down.
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I don't think even the 9th Circus Court is THAT stupid.
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Just remember the Arizona law that was struck down.
Yes, but that state law was struck down because the court (9th Circuit, IIRC) said that immigration was a Federal function, and not one that was the responsibility of the states.
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The law looks clear to me.
Title 8, U.S.C. § 1324(a) defines several distinct offenses related to aliens. Subsection 1324(a)(1)(i)-(v) prohibits alien smuggling, domestic transportation of unauthorized aliens, concealing or harboring unauthorized aliens, encouraging or inducing unauthorized aliens to enter the United States, and engaging in a conspiracy or aiding and abetting any of the preceding acts. Subsection 1324(a)(2) prohibits bringing or attempting to bring unauthorized aliens to the United States in any manner whatsoever, even at a designated port of entry. Subsection 1324(a)(3).
https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1907-title-8-usc-1324a-offenses
Harboring -- Subsection 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii) makes it an offense for any person who -- knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation.
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Yes, but that state law was struck down because the court (9th Circuit, IIRC) said that immigration was a Federal function, and not one that was the responsibility of the states.
Exactly!!!
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They should lose funding.