{"id":1125,"date":"2016-11-17T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T18:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2016-11-17T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T18:13:05","slug":"sanctuary-cities-holding-citizens-as-human-shields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/?p=1125","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary Cities: Holding Citizens as Human Shields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/picture031-e1415906197153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/picture031-e1415906197153-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/picture031-e1415906197153-273x300.jpg 273w, http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/picture031-e1415906197153-932x1024.jpg 932w, http:\/\/www.conservativelefty.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/picture031-e1415906197153.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a>Apparently, these Democrat mayors do not think the law matters. \u00a0According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2016\/11\/17\/sanctuary-city-mayors-prepare-for-clash-with-trump-administration.html\">this Fox News Story on sanctuary cities<\/a>, they are daring Trump to cut funding if they refuse to follow the law.<\/p>\n<p>My first question is whether\u00a0the citizens here understand that they are being used as human shields by their own elected leaders. \u00a0Rahm Emmanuel is giving you the choice of being screwed by job taking, crime, and violence from illegal aliens or by losing federal tax dollars. \u00a0You guys are the ones that are hurt the most by illegal immigrants. \u00a0You are being used! \u00a0People like him do\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> care about the citizens they are elected to serve. \u00a0They care about their own power.<\/p>\n<p>My second question is do these mayors not realize that Trump does not understand the, &#8220;You can&#8217;t do that,&#8221; argument. \u00a0This does not violate the Constitution. \u00a0It enforces the law, which is the Executive&#8217;s primary job. \u00a0It reflects a key part of the platform that got Trump elected. \u00a0If he takes this path, only an act of Congress can stop him and I&#8217;d be surprised if <strong>that<\/strong> would\u00a0even be able to get out of committee.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re trying to call Trump&#8217;s bluff, I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;s bluffing and he has the bulk of America behind him on it to give Congress some spine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, these Democrat mayors do not think the law matters. \u00a0According to this Fox News Story on sanctuary cities, they are daring Trump to cut funding if they refuse to follow the law. 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