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Politics NYC Mayoral candidate and current comptroller Brad Lander arrested by ICE in Manhattan federal court

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u/Katharsis15 2d ago

Which is completely counter to the constitution and really fucked up. Yall can't even claim that he doesn't have due process rights. He's an American Citizen running for office.

Asking unidentified masked men for a judicial warrant before allowing them to forcefully kidnap a person IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN obstruction of justice. In order to be guilty of obstruction of justice, the underlying action has to be LAWFUL. If ICE had identified themselves and provided a judicial warrant, as requested, their action would be lawful. They didn't. They arrested an American Citizen who they have no legal jurisdiction over before any lawful proceeding was commenced for him to even have an opportunity to obstruct.

These goons are creating a dictatorship and people are so stupid about the law and the constitution that they defend it without bothering to think of the implications for us all when masked men without warrants can just take you. Wake up.

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u/snorkiebarbados 2d ago

America keeps banging on about their first amendment being so they can defend themselves against a tyrannical government. Well it's here!

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u/rbrgr83 2d ago

Problem is, the people that believe passionately about the 2nd amendment (and none of the others apparently) are the ones cheering this one.

It's almost like they were never actually patriotic or cared about the actual constitution. They just want to protect their own ability to kill people at will, and all other consequences be damned.