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This is Stephen Miller's (White House Deputy Chief) response to Karen Bass (Los Angeles Mayor).
So much for "state's rights."
Fascists are never to be taken seriously when they say that they're very worried about protecting anything.
Another 5-10 years in power and they'll legalize conversion therapy and honor killings against gay and trans kids and call it "parental rights".
I will be shocked if it takes that long.
Irony & Stephen being an arch-ghoul notwithstanding, federal law does supercede state law (Art 6 Sec 2). Like, Nebraska couldn't just legalize murder. They could stop enforcing that law, but it'd still be illegal and the federal gov't could take action.
federal law does supercede state law (Art 6 Sec 2)
Only to the extent that the Federal law is constitutional (ie within its powers) and valid
That's a fair point. But it would need to be argued in the courts.
The Feds aren't even following federal law.
A 30+ felon who tried to overthrow the government, and stole enough classified docs to be imprisoned for millennia, is the president.
There is no "federal law". There is only a fascist dictatorship — a kakistocracy with nothing but the illusion of authority — and the millions of people who let this failed-state clown show continue.
Like, I am genuinely baffled that in the most heavily armed county on Earth, with hundreds of thousands of veterans with PTSD, shat on for decades... How is the attempted murder of the people in charge not a daily occurrence? Shit's wild yo!
- Known Nazi and self described white supremacist, Stephen Miller
Nice, if there's ever a democratic president again, let's use that precedent to completely fuck Texas and the other theocracies when they try to make bible shit into law again
Lmao they'll change their tune very quickly if that happens
No they won't, they'll claim they're being persecuted and play victim
gaslight, obstruct, project
You're funny. We don't change our tune in the south. We just claim that you're singing it wrong.
This has been the game for the GOP for decades. They cry “states rights” when they don’t have the presidency, then want the president to be a king when they have the presidency.
Biden could have arrested Trump on day one.
Democrats set this coarse.
Optimistic of you to assume their mission won't be a return to normalcy.
Texan here: I'll bring the lube
Sorry, the senate parliamentarian will say it’s not allowed and so the dems will pout about it some then just settle for sending a strongly worded letter about the matter.
I love how the liberals dreams of "revenge" are of not allowing others to be oppressed by some fucked up law.
I mean. I get it. Don't get me wrong. But if the dream of liberals in power is just "things aren't getting much worse for awhile" I really think we need to reprioritize.
My idea of left seizing power and being "authoritarian" is enacting universal healthcare, high speed rail, billionaires in jail, ending garbage AI waste, and much more material actions.
If our idea is just to "stick it" to some racist people in Texas I think we need to rethink that plan. I want those racist people in Texas to have all of the things above too. I want the material conditions to improve for everyone because I know that that is what helps to end these manufactured divisions of race, gender, or religion.
Our goals can't be to just play whackamole with fucked up laws in red states.
If there's ever a non-trumpikan president of this country again they must declare the Republican party a fascist organization, its members arrested, its symbols hate speech, and ban everyone from supporting or promoting their ideas again. Anything less is, frankly, complicity with what's happening now.
The party of "state's rights".
The party of "small government", trampling over the rights of the state of California, one of the largest economies in the world.
Stephen Miller is a Nazi and a terrorist.
Executive orders ARE NOT LAW!
It’s a terrible system when fucking dorks who got bullied by classmates and never moved on get this kind of power. Some Latino kids beat him up or pantsed him or whatever and it’s been his mission to target the ethnicity of those who made his life as a teenager unpleasant rather than focusing on something more productive. We are being ruled by emotionally unstable babies who never got over whatever hardship occurred in their formative years and now see themselves as arbiters of retribution. We are under a bunch of stunted Eliot Rogers-esque dorks.
That's a good quote democrats should use if they're ever back in power.
States rights! Until I see anything I DONT LIKE, then unlimited power federal government!
States rights...to own slaves. Individual rights...to extract profit. Divine Federal right to smash dissent.
Anarchy is the supreme law and will remain as such till heat death of the universe.
Try to hard to enforce your own and whatever order you thought you had will collapse.
In slightly different words: “Federal law is supreme” says who? Federal law?
Seems like Steve is begging to be removed.
One way or another these people will be removed from power.
The "states' rights" crowd is not very supportive of states' right, right now.
“States’ rights” has always been a bullshit lie. The confederacy did not honor states rights. The constitution explicitly instituted slavery as an institution an individual state could not abolish.
They never were. It was always cover to do awful shit like overturn Roe.
"federal law is supreme." Is some supervillain shit. Even Hitler would have cringed.
Everyone hates you, Stephen.
Martial Law June 14
Oh, but I do have a say.
Does this stance fall under the GOP doctrine of small government or states rights? I’m a little lost.
Small gubermint
Little punk sure talks big when you can't reach his little pencil neck. If federal law was as supreme as he plays up, him and his entire bunch would be behind bars right now
It wouldn't surprise me if Miller was one of those "Skinny guys [that] fight 'til they're burger."
I thought he might have been the source of Elmu's black eye for a while.
Maybe. All I've seen him do though bitch andnmoan and threaten with is mouth
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