F3SS Posted March 2, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Quote AUSTIN — Texas governmental agencies that refuse to enforce federal immigration laws would lose millions in state grant funds and face thousands in fines under a bill the Texas Senate approved on a preliminary vote Tuesday. If the bill becomes law, officials who promote so-called sanctuary policies could face jail time. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/02/07/texas-senate-approves-measure-cut-funds-sanctuary-cities Hopefully a sign of things to come. Sanctuary cities are an insult to the rule of law and victims of illegal migrant crimes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ZZ. Posted March 2, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, F3SS said: Hopefully a sign of things to come. Sanctuary cities are an insult to the rule of law and victims of illegal migrant crimes. Absolutely! I have been following our Governor Abbott's stance on this issue, and I like it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted March 30, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) On 3/2/2017 at 7:00 PM, F3SS said: Hopefully a sign of things to come. Sanctuary cities are an insult to the rule of law and victims of illegal migrant crimes. On 3/2/2017 at 7:06 PM, .ZZ. said: Absolutely! I have been following our Governor Abbott's stance on this issue, and I like it. IDK based on this I think Seattle has a pretty good case to say that trump's executive order on sanctuary cities is illegal : Seattle sues Trump administration over ‘sanctuary city’ threat it calls ‘unconstitutional’ Under the anti-commandeering doctrine of the Tenth Amendment, Seattle claims the federal government cannot force local governments to act against their will. In the lawsuit, the Emerald City cites a 1997 case, Printz v. United States, where the US Supreme Court ruled that the “Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program.” “On its face and as applied, the Executive Order does just that,” the city argues. At the news briefing, Murray also claimed that the executive order violates the Constitution’s Spending Clause, saying the federal government “may not coerce local governments by denying them federal dollars if they are not to remain to the program in question. Yet that is exactly what the president’s order does. Edited March 30, 2017 by Farmer77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted March 30, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 30, 2017 it is a two way street, if feds can't force them to do things against their will, neither can states. feds are not willing to give grants, than states can not make them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman76 Posted March 30, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Farmer77 said: IDK based on this I think Seattle has a pretty good case to say that trump's executive order on sanctuary cities is illegal : Seattle sues Trump administration over ‘sanctuary city’ threat it calls ‘unconstitutional’ Under the anti-commandeering doctrine of the Tenth Amendment, Seattle claims the federal government cannot force local governments to act against their will. In the lawsuit, the Emerald City cites a 1997 case, Printz v. United States, where the US Supreme Court ruled that the “Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program.” “On its face and as applied, the Executive Order does just that,” the city argues. At the news briefing, Murray also claimed that the executive order violates the Constitution’s Spending Clause, saying the federal government “may not coerce local governments by denying them federal dollars if they are not to remain to the program in question. Yet that is exactly what the president’s order does. Wow, wish the states would refuse to follow the education program forced on us by the federal government, and not be held financially accountable. Ya know important things. Never mind. rapists and murderers should be the priority here, of course. SMH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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