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MichMan

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34. If my governor stole taxes withheld by my employer instead of sending it to the US Treasury, there would be hell to pay

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Mon Jun 16, 2025, 05:30 PM

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How the HELL is this LEGAL? Sean Duffy to withhold transportation funds from cities with anti-ICE protests [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2025 OP

California needs to withhold ALL federal taxes. Tootbsb Jun 2025 #1

How would that work? lame54 Jun 2025 #12

Exactly how it works when they say we don't get funding congress has already voted to allocate. Tootbsb Jun 2025 #18

???... lame54 Jun 2025 #39

It wouldn't DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2025 #32

That would be incredibly dumb. Individuals and businesses who had their taxes intercepted and seized by California tritsofme Jun 2025 #20

I have been wondering the same thing Wifes husband Jun 2025 #28

Exactly, this is just a silly slogan spread by people who are ignorant. tritsofme Jun 2025 #37

I believe it was H.L. Mencken who said: Wifes husband Jun 2025 #38

If my governor stole taxes withheld by my employer instead of sending it to the US Treasury, there would be hell to pay MichMan Jun 2025 #34

Everything is "legal" when the criminals and the law enforcement are the same people. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #2

Were they paying attention on Saturday?? C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #3

Exactly - any excuse to not part with "their" money lame54 Jun 2025 #13

Money is free speech ruled SCOTUS bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #4

Money has more rights than humans. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #6

No protests will be tolerated by the dictatorship. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #5

No, not legal. As long as the Republican congressman are cowering in the corner, they'll get away with it Walleye Jun 2025 #7

I think SCOTUS would have a hard time with this one newdeal2 Jun 2025 #11

And there are liberals in all 50 States BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #23

Cascades is looking better all the time. nolabear Jun 2025 #8

That would include airports. Sean can make them safe only by shutting them down. Norrrm Jun 2025 #9

There was only one city I noticed where transportation infrastructure was destroyed... haele Jun 2025 #10

Democrats & Republicans serbbral Jun 2025 #14

Intolerable Act JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #15

I'd rather withhold Sean Duffy from his position. He doesn't belong there. Initech Jun 2025 #16

Brilliant! Force the commuters to walk to work and while you're at it, put Whites Only seats on the buses. Ping Tung Jun 2025 #17

It will be raining lawsuits on his head. Stop calling this the sinkingfeeling Jun 2025 #19

In what cities did rioters damage or destroy transportation infrastructure? WestMichRad Jun 2025 #21

The No Kings protests were not just about ICE but the media framed it that way. live love laugh Jun 2025 #22

No Kings was No Kings Hope22 Jun 2025 #27

"All blue cities, Democrat-run cities. And they think they're going to use them to vote. It's not gonna happen," progree Jun 2025 #24

Hmmm. Will have to see how this plays out MichMan Jun 2025 #25

It isn't legal, Sean Duffy needs to be fired and he can eat a bag of shit. Initech Jun 2025 #26

It's 2025 - explain why it has to be legal? dchill Jun 2025 #29

Divert all state funding from red counties Johonny Jun 2025 #30

A blatant attack on freedom of speech, right to assemble, & extortion, just to begin with... NotHardly Jun 2025 #31

Yo Duff-Trump mkp Jun 2025 #33

It will make a hell of a court case because moniss Jun 2025 #35

Every city had protesters. Even small towns leftyladyfrommo Jun 2025 #36