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In reply to the discussion: First-hand report from Gestapo-occupied DC. It's not pretty. [View all]sop
(19,317 posts)45. Numerous federal district courts, including Washington D.C., have found citizens have a First Amendment right
to record law enforcement while performing their duties in public. Trump's declaration of "direct federal control" of the district doesn't mean these First Amendment rights no longer exist. However, under the Home Rule Act Congress retains the power to review, modify, or overturn local legislation and can impose new laws on the District. While District residents still have their First Amendment rights, Congress could limit or regulate their exercise, but that would be subject to judicial review and could be challenged on constitutional grounds. Like all of Trump's many crimes, this will also have to be decided by the courts.
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It's getting grim fast. I hope that your daughter and her friends stay safe.
Dave Bowman
Aug 2025
#1
It's what they want of course, but people can only take so much, and they know that
Cheezoholic
Aug 2025
#2
I hope she remains safe. Throwing away the meager belongings of the homeless is just
LoisB
Aug 2025
#3
Yes! I imagine none of us would be able to sleep or look at ourselves in the mirror. They
LoisB
Aug 2025
#28
I picture ICE agents as guys like Kyle Rittenhouse-- willing to ignore the law and mo remorse even for killing someone.
Lonestarblue
Aug 2025
#76
Ugh, the NYC Parks Dept have nimble black trash trucks just for that ugly task
IbogaProject
Aug 2025
#19
I use ICEtapo, instead of Gestapo. I think more people relate to ICE instead of Ges. n/t
aggiesal
Aug 2025
#13
I hope resturants and delis can selectively close temporarraly if the IceStazi show up
IbogaProject
Aug 2025
#23
Rest of the world, you are free to liberate us from this nightmare any time you like!
Initech
Aug 2025
#16
If we need the rest of the world to solve this problem, we do not deserve a country.
OldBaldy1701E
Aug 2025
#17
DO the White House, Congress, government building use local restaurants and other services?
question everything
Aug 2025
#22
What about all the people working there that can't pay their rent or feed their families if they aren't working?
MichMan
Aug 2025
#39
"The Gestapo spent yesterday throwing all the belongings from homeless people into trash trucks and hauling it away."
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2025
#29
This is sadism. I wish that some would set a protest, that someone in Congress will decry this
question everything
Aug 2025
#79
When people are living rough, their belongings do tend to look like trash, particularly by the time governors show up to
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2025
#95
The Feds/ Presidents have a record of at least one really nasty removal: the Bonus Army
Hekate
Aug 2025
#41
Numerous federal district courts, including Washington D.C., have found citizens have a First Amendment right
sop
Aug 2025
#45
It's possible to photograph their activities, but I wouldn't do it with a cellphone
FakeNoose
Aug 2025
#62
Number one priority: Don't carry a cellphone if you're going anywhere near them
FakeNoose
Aug 2025
#59