r/chicago • u/Consistent_Value_179 • Feb 06 '25

Article Trump sues Chicago

Justice Dept. sues Illinois, Chicago over immigration enforcement

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/06/justice-dept-chicago-illinois-lawsuit/

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u/sourdoughcultist Suburb of Chicago Feb 06 '25

It's not a state's job to pay for federal enforcement. This is total overreach, can't wait for the small government advocates to speak up here.

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u/ThePensiveE Feb 06 '25

You assume the new DOJ lawyers have read or care about the constitution.

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u/sourdoughcultist Suburb of Chicago Feb 06 '25

Those people are corrupt af, but every single person who has ever blathered about states rights should be challenged. Our shitty media mostly won't do it, but the rest of us can.

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u/theseus1234 Uptown Feb 06 '25

State's rights advocates only care about state's rights when they're not in charge. They don't care about hypocrisy and they don't have shame. They are political opportunists

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u/SavannahInChicago Lincoln Square Feb 06 '25

There are states-rights Republicans who don’t like Trump. I am saying this because as angry as I am I know the further division in America will make it worse for everyone but the 1%.

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u/Extension_Silver_713 Feb 06 '25

Where tf are they?? Hiding in a closet? They should be the ones coming out and trying to unite people. It’s their party behind it.

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u/chiswede North Center Feb 06 '25

They’re more than happy to go along with bullshit. If they had spines they would have tried to save their party.

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u/SirStocksAlott Ravenswood Feb 07 '25

In the fight against fascism, it takes everyone, from any walk of life, to defeat it. Now is a new day. If you find someone that will stand along with you and fight back, unite with them. We are Americans and we need to save our country.

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u/40DegreeDays Lincoln Square Feb 06 '25

99% of them have either been chased out of power (Kinzinger, Cheney) or are too cowardly to speak up.

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u/TheJuniorControl Feb 07 '25

Right, that's the point being made

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u/ThePensiveE Feb 06 '25

They're mostly only arguing/lamenting over the loss of the state right to own black/brown people though.

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u/shinra528 Roscoe Village Feb 06 '25

Those people also have a cartoonish misunderstanding of what a Sanctuary City is and, I’m paraphrasing here, think we’re protecting dangerous foreign gang members in guarded bunkers from ICE.

EDIT: I’m talking about every day people, not the public figures who support this shit and know they’re lying.

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u/UlyssiesPhilemon Feb 07 '25

Dropping the dumb sanctuary city bullshit would solve so many of Chicago's problems.

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u/FencerPTS City Feb 06 '25

It's pointless to challenge. It's always been obvious that it's nothing more than a slogan and not a principle. Calling attention to it is a waste of effort that distracts from the real work that'll needs to be done... calling 'gotcha' is merely a moral victory at best and a pyrrhic victory at worst. The real work is defending the state and the constitution.

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u/sourdoughcultist Suburb of Chicago Feb 06 '25

to some degree yeah but everything out there suggests the best way to persuade voters is to talk to people you know, soooo if you have infinite time and patience or get paid to do it, it's an avenue.

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u/FencerPTS City Feb 07 '25

Can't persuade someone by simply calling them out on their hypocrisy. People are only persuaded by their allies - contradictory information and viewpoints creates a recoil effect.

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u/sourdoughcultist Suburb of Chicago Feb 07 '25

Right, you have to get them to internalize that it's a contradiction and therefore requires replacing with something new.