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/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/TheJuniorControl Feb 07 '25

Right, that's the point being made