The Constitution's supremacy clause bars local interference with federal officers when they act reasonably, within the scope of their duties.
But when agents cross that line, experts said, there's an obligation to try to hold them accountable.
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If they are not following the Constitution - if they are violating it regularly - they cannot be considered federal officers.
ICE is a collection of thugs. They should be arrested wherever they are found and tried for their crimes.
@ProPublica Oh, the white supremacy clause.
Yes, yes we are, and hold accountable. And arrest Trump the pedo.
@ProPublica It idd goes back all the way to McCulloch v Maryland: "No principle [of state power] . . . can be admissible, which would
defeat the *legitimate* operations of a supreme government" @decapitae
@ProPublica The "officers" have to be from a legitimate and constitutionally abiding government in order to be viewed under that clause. What part of public execution of civilians fits that?
This blatant use of violence to coerce a civilian population - strips this regimes legitimacy and places it squarely on the wrong side of the law. Just because republican congress people are clawing at the last vestiges of 'reasonable' doubt by melodramatically flailing about, doesn't mean much
@ProPublica When faced with armed goons, the response has to be armed lawmen. In this day and age, armed lawmen are the problem, not the solution. The remaining option is an armed citizenry.
