Lol California would bankrupt the US if it stops payments.
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Let's add NY and MA just to be sure.
I really wish we'd fucking do this one way or another. We're the fourth largest economy in the world, and we are staunchly against all of this shit Trump is doing.
Sounds like those states should figure out how to withhold funding to the federal government.
I think several states have been working on just that
I haven't heard anything about this other than baseless rumors in comments. Do you have a source?
I'm no politician so I can't tell you how seriously it's being considered, but Democrats in multiple states have drafted bills to block federal taxes if they feel the federal government is delinquent in owed federal funding.
Do it. Then blue states can stop paying federal taxes.
Why believe the federal government on their threats?
You're damned if you do ... and damned if you don't
It's the same thing that happens when the mafia start threatening everyone with breaking knees if you don't just give up all your money all the time ... eventually people figure out that it's better to fight back because your going to lose your knees anyway.
There's a reason why the mafia balance their threats ... they want to keep people afraid enough to give up some of their money all the time ... rather than be constantly and perpetually afraid to the point where people will just get suicidal and make you no money at all.
Well if alligator Auschwitz can just lose track of hundreds of prisoners I don't know why these states couldn't accidentally lose track of detainees as well
If only we could have a real life Vir Cotto, smuggling people away from the fascist scum.
The only problem I see is, smuggle them to where? For the immigrants, this was supposed to be their sanctuary; for the others, the US isn't (yet) classified as a country you can seek asylum from.
Individuals might have someplace safe outside the country they could flee to, but I don't see anyplace that could handle them en masse yet
We fund them. And I wish we would stop.
Immigration ain't their fucking job. It's yours. Deal with it.
It's not legal in Oregon to do this, the state isn't allowed to use resources to help with immigration enforcement. Also why Oregon is considered a sanctuary state.
They are going to do it anyway so tell them to suck a bag of dicks
While hating ICE as much as the next commenter... What if we did?
Seriously, bringing the state into the mix could establish proper paper trails, log activity, ensure access to legal representation, verify warrants, and uphold laws so frequently violated by Trump's Gestapo.
Sort of a malicious compliance thing if the Fed is twisting your arm.
The second they're in custody of ICE they virtually disappear. At best it reinforces the narrative that these aren't hardened criminals being picked up, but anyone with half a brain already knew that.
I think there's a movie about that. Schindler's List I think.
I haven't actually watched it though so I'm not sure.
I like this. Agent names, chain of custody, evidence locker, mandatory body cams, the works.
The problem is many local budgets are strapped for cash, they'd have to ignore services they actually need to do in order to implement something like this.
Ok good luck
If the federal government withholds tax dollars, remember those are your tax dollars, so pay them to your state instead. You don't need the federal government especially if they are going to steal.
Yeah, maybe we can consider that when you do something about Tom Homan and that sack of money he took as a bribe.
The biggest charge will be embezzlement. Right in plan sight. Crypto, government contracts, and errors will be it. Can't wait for the pitch forks and torches.