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drray23

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1. They may have zero authority to make traffic stops and yank people out of their cars

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:10 PM

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Yet they have been doing it since the beginning, and nobody cares about stopping them. So far, not one mayor, governor, chief of police,etc.. instructed the local LEOs to intervene and stop ICE from breaking the law.

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Excellent analysis of the ICE agent who killed Renee Good [View all] Bread and Circuses Saturday OP

They may have zero authority to make traffic stops and yank people out of their cars drray23 Saturday #1

Exactly! Bread and Circuses Saturday #3

That is because they have guns and act like they really do have the authority. flashman13 Yesterday #5

Traffic laws are state and local, they have neither jurisdiction or authority. Historic NY Yesterday #8

Similar thread is here: spooky3 Saturday #2

Acting completely outside their scope of authority - but the average citizen doesn't know that. summer_in_TX Yesterday #4

Governors need to declare a State Of Emercency and deploy Law Enforcement. BurnDoubt Yesterday #7

We just need a Judge who can read. How is this even possible, much less way too real? BurnDoubt Yesterday #6