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>Are we a nation of laws, or is it just ideology all the way down? Do we expect law enforcement to follow the law, or can they break the law with impunity? In
by tomatotomato37 7y ago
>Are we a nation of laws, or is it just ideology all the way down? Do we expect law enforcement to follow the law, or can they break the law with impunity?
In this context there's a conflict between state and federal law, so any law enforcement would be simultaneously following and breaking the law. Personally I'm more for state sovereignty than federal control (for issues on both side of the spectrum, none of that hypocritical bullshit here), but proponents of a more centralized form of government would argue differently.
- panarky 7y agoThere's no conflict between state and federal law. Immigration law a federal responsibility. States don't maintain national borders. California isn't contravening federal law, they've made it unlawful to use California-funded networks to enforce federal law. Federal law enforcement officers are violating California law, currently with impunity. Seems to me if you believe in the rule of law, then you shouldn't support law enforcement breaking the law.