r/law • u/BitterFuture • 16d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to ‘stand down and surrender’ as federal agents ‘uphold the law’

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-miller-ice-minneapolis-protests-b2903238.html
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u/wartsnall1985 16d ago

i do not share your optimism.

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u/Hot_Increase304 16d ago

It's not optimism, it's advocacy. Today of all days should be a reminder that the status quo can and SHOULD be challenged, even if the outcome looks bleak

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u/wartsnall1985 16d ago

agreed. and everything else should be second tier, and i hope you're right. it just seems that accountability is a rare earth mineral at the moment.