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So Trump said he's gonna send the Feds to Chicago if they don't fix gun violence. What happened to states rights?
feds trump state....pun intended.
Have you ever heard of the 10th amendment?
i would like to think ninja is being sarcastic


but if 2016 has taught me anything....
The president needs to put some respeck on the motherfuggin constitution
 
As a matter of jurisdiction, ninja is not totally wrong. Because of interstate commerce, the Feds have unlimited jurisdiction so they can step in and take over almost any local investigation or prosecution any time that they want.

The thing does constrain the US attorneys is the fact that there are not that many of them. There are far fewer US attorneys than there are local prosecutors. If the US attorneys and Federal law enforcement start routinely taking over Chicago criminal cases and Chicago criminal investigations, it diverts them away from the serious stuff that the Feds should get involved in like sex trafficking and terrorism.

By pulling this political stunt, you would compromise national security. You would make life easier for terrorists and sex traffickers simply to show your white base that you are being extra tough on black folks.
 
in more light-hearted news:

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Cruz wonky *** played D1? consider my mind, blown
 
During a real boring shift at work today, I was thinking about how people back in the day must have felt about stuff we now know to be facts. Like did Pythagoras look around at all the cats saying the Earth was flat and just 
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 the whole time? I feel that way about the people who deny climate change. I'm not talking about the politicians who are just playing a narrative fueled by corporations, or the media pundits who will say anything for ratings. I'm talking about everyday folks who look up at the smog in the sky and chuckle to themselves. It's 2017, how the **** is this still a debate anymore? Same with the autism caused by vaccines 
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Watching what Trump is doing to the EPA is a travesty, especially since these agencies are ******* funded by our tax dollars. 
 
The media needs to stop paying attention to this numbers game by Trump and focus on the environmental crap and useless border wall that he wants at the expense of taxpayer money :x
 
During a real boring shift at work today, I was thinking about how people back in the day must have felt about stuff we now know to be facts. Like did Pythagoras look around at all the cats saying the Earth was flat and just :smh:  the whole time? I feel that way about the people who deny climate change. I'm not talking about the politicians who are just playing a narrative fueled by corporations, or the media pundits who will say anything for ratings. I'm talking about everyday folks who look up at the smog in the sky and chuckle to themselves. It's 2017, how the **** is this still a debate anymore? Same with the autism caused by vaccines :stoneface:

Watching what Trump is doing to the EPA is a travesty, especially since these agencies are ******* funded by our tax dollars. 
Lol cats back to thinking the world flat b. Mental evolution is regressing. Dudes gonna be back on all fours in no time.
 
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/was...r-no-fan-of-trump-s-1485213125-htmlstory.html

Arnold Schwarzenegger no fan of Trump's pick to lead the EPA

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency had no shortage of critics before his confirmation hearing last week, but his suggestion that he might restrict California’s fight against climate change provoked heavyweight ire.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared to his huge social media following on Monday that the nominee, Oklahoma Atty. Gen. Scott Pruitt, is a hypocrite.

“My Republican colleague here is all about states' rights – except the right to clean air & save lives from pollution,” Schwarzenegger wrote on Facebook and Twitter, with a link to The Times report about Pruitt having cast doubt during his confirmation hearing on whether California should continue to have power to impose its own emissions rules for cars and trucks.

The emissions rules are a cornerstone of California’s effort to combat climate change. Schwarzenegger’s legacy as California governor is tied to the climate fight, which he championed.

When the administration of George W. Bush hedged on taking action on global warming, Schwarzenegger partnered with Democrats in California to aggressively curb greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

Schwarzenegger’s latest comments echo the allegation of Democrats that Pruitt favors expanding the rights of states to forge their own path on environmental regulation – but only when states want less of it.

Schwarzenegger predicted Pruitt would lose if he took on California and called on lawmakers to fight him if he did.

“I hope my friends in Congress won't let him get away with this junk logic,” Schwarzenegger wrote. “But CA has won this battle before and we will win again if necessary.”
 
I was thinking to myself.. Oh gee, isn't a gag order on these agencies unconstitutional? So I looked it up. Apparently, agencies have no rights. Only individuals do. So it's within the power of the president to say to an agency, hey you - you can't tweet **** anymore. Technically though, an EPA employee or a USDA employee is protected by the Constitution to tweet, insta or share anything they want on the internet on their own time, as far as I understand it.
 
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I was thinking to myself.. Oh gee, isn't a gag order on these agencies unconstitutional? So I looked it up. Apparently, agencies have no rights. Only individuals do. So it's within the power of the president to say to an agency, hey you - you can't tweet **** anymore. Technically though, an EPA employee or a USDA employee is protected by the Constitution to tweet, insta or share anything they want on the internet on their own time, as far as I understand it.


yeah except then they run the risk of being fired . You know how 'employees are the reps for the business' on social media. Happens all of the time.
 
I was thinking to myself.. Oh gee, isn't a gag order on these agencies unconstitutional? So I looked it up. Apparently, agencies have no rights. Only individuals do. So it's within the power of the president to say to an agency, hey you - you can't tweet **** anymore. Technically though, an EPA employee or a USDA employee is protected by the Constitution to tweet, insta or share anything they want on the internet on their own time, as far as I understand it.
Seems like a great way to get fired
 
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