The DOJ sues New York, Hochul, and James
Bondi announced the move, and why:
“They [NY] have a ‘tip-off’ provision that requires New York’s DMV commissioner to promptly inform any illegal alien when a federal immigration agency has requested their information,” Bondi said. “It’s tipping off an illegal alien. And it’s unconstitutional, and that’s why we filed this lawsuit.”
The left is screaming – among other things – “we must protect these people from Musk stealing their data!” This of course has zero to do with Musk, and everything to do with policies that New York enacted in 2019, when Musk was happily making Teslas and was still more or less on the left, or at least not on the right.
More here, from Jonathan Turley:
“One of the interesting aspects about the case against New York is that its law has a provision that is called a tip-off provision. So that an unlawful immigrant is told whether the federal authorities have inquired about your status, and the federal officials are saying, ‘Well, what gives with that?’” Turley told Jesse Watters. “You know, you’re basically giving a tip off to someone that we’re trying to apprehend.”
Turley said that Trump has been forthright about his intentions.
“This is going to be a very interesting fight, and there’s nothing subtle about this. This is sort of smash-mouth litigation saying, ‘We’re at odds, and we’re going to have to resolve this in the courts.’ This is part of a general move by the Trump administration to go ahead and get these fights going,” Turley said. “They want to establish the rules, and President Trump has said, ‘Look, I’ll comply with court orders that go against me. I’ll appeal them, but we want judicial review.’” …
“The important distinction there, Jesse, is that there’s a line of cases in the Supreme Court called anti-commandeering cases. And in those cases, which rest on state’s rights, the court has said, ‘Look, you can’t require the state to carry out federal functions and federal policies.’ But that tip-off provision is an active effort that works against federal enforcement,” Turley said.
A state cannot actively work against the federal authorities.
Also, Alan Dershowitz has released another video along the lines of the one I spotlighted the other day. Here’s the new one:
Had a spat with my sister-in-law over the immigration issue 2 weeks ago when she threw every pre-programmed journolist talking point at me. IMO, it is impossible to think that an entire apparatus of powerful political, financial, and PR protection for people that aren’t even citizens could be out of the kindness of their hearts. This entire multi-billion dollar scam is an electoral stalking horse specifically and a labor cost-undercutting bait-and-switch incidentally.
I asked her point blank if she had done anything substantive for migrants other than opening her mouth and the pause she made before coming up with some church program proved she was lying. Powerful people and entities don’t take an entirely powerless multi-million person demo under their wing without quid-pro-quo, and when you look at the places engaged in this you’re befuddled at how people like my in-law can’t see the find-a-newer-rube ponzi.
It’s an electoral replacement and slave labor scam through and through. Sic ’em Pam.
“It’s an electoral replacement and slave labor scam through and through.”
Yes, but that’s not the whole story.
Actually, it’s a really, truly ingenious way for “Biden” to launder money to the program/project/state/city/person/family of one’s choice. (And “protect our precious Democracy” while we’re at it!)
Right. OK, take a look at what happened to the billions and billions of greenbacks—GO GREEN!!—earmarked (supposedly) for Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he didn’t receive (about) half of it.
So where did it go—that is, if we believe ‘im…(though it WAS nice of him to mention this ONLY AFTER “Biden” was no longer “in charge”, wasn’t it?)
Where was I?
Right. Where did that money go?
Hey, let’s check the accounting!
Oh…wait…
Now let’s dare to assume that this kind of lawlessness/chicanery/theft/betrayal/AUDACITY…(OF HOPE!) was THE RULE and NOT the exception…
(HOW DARE WE!!!? as Greta might ask…)
Here’s a repost that might shed some disinfectant on all those putrid, pustulant patriots in the PARTY OF THE COMMON MAN:
“Benz And Rogan Expose How USAID Pushed ‘Blacklists’ Of Independent Media While Operating Global Propaganda Network”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/benz-and-rogan-expose-how-usaid-pushed-blacklists-independent-media-while-operating
Addendum:
Here’s a question for all the Ukraine experts out there—Now that there’s no need to continue the war for reasons of under-the-radar money laundering (or kickbacks, perhaps), HOW might that improve the prospects:chances for peace breaking out all over?