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SoonerPride

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1. Federal policing of cities is illegal

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 02:26 PM

Jul 2020

They can ostensibly guard federal property but they can't just drive around looking for gang bangers and rounding them up.

Not that the rule of law matters of course. Because that ended in 2016.

But it is definitely illegal.

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Trump sending agents to Chicago to fight gun crimes and enforce outstanding [View all] applegrove Jul 2020 OP

Federal policing of cities is illegal SoonerPride Jul 2020 #1

Trump, does what he damn well pleases and there are never any repercussions because we have RKP5637 Jul 2020 #4

apparently it is... stillcool Jul 2020 #11

"Mission creep" - no, a creepy mission, galloping over all of us; the Four Horsemen. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

Trump, wants to instigate violence across the US. Then, he can declare Martial Law RKP5637 Jul 2020 #2

He'll send in his cult fighters to stir up trouble, causing lots of noise and violence, then 42bambi Jul 2020 #12

Would not be surprised at all. He will do almost anything IMO to seize power. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2020 #14

Trump sending agents to Chicago to fight gun crimes and implement outstanding FelineOverlord Jul 2020 #3

The person who requested them is suspended and has no . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #5

Ala Germany in the 1930s. We are getting there. triron Jul 2020 #6

We are already there SoonerPride Jul 2020 #8

Absolutely, brought to us by Putin and Trump. The latter is working to destabilize the US as best RKP5637 Jul 2020 #9

wtf does fight gun crimes mean... Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #7

Black people who own guns. SoonerPride Jul 2020 #10

Trump probably figures between Covid-19 and this, he can finish off a lot of black RKP5637 Jul 2020 #16

And I assume this means the locals are just not smart or skilled enough Volaris Jul 2020 #18

I used to worry that Trump would start a war - somewhere, little did I know 42bambi Jul 2020 #15

Yeah, same here. I think this is going to escalate and escalate ... and we have a GOP senate that sits RKP5637 Jul 2020 #17