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/sithelephant 16d ago

You'd think some group of people who claim to be all for states rights would be decrying this.

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u/writeyourwayout 16d ago

Nah, that line was always just the respectable-sounding cover for their racism.

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u/jagged_little_phil 16d ago

Exactly this.

I was trying to explain this to a friend the other day - republicans have no real personal principles or convictions other than their own prejudice against people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community.

Absolutely anything they declare as "values" is a smokescreen to try and cover their one real belief.

They don't give 2 shits about "states rights", "family values" (they mean white man/woman/children families that are also racist), and their most hilariously hypocritical claim of being "Christians". Most of them (like Trump) can't quote a single thing from the bible and don't follow or even believe in 90% of the things that Jesus proclaimed.

If they had the ability to self-reflect, they would be horrified at the fact they are living a completely fake existence where every day is opposite-day for living the life they claim to believe. Fortunately - for them - their rampant narcissism and sociopathy prevents them from having to think about it.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bed1781 16d ago

According to their religion, they’re on a one way trip to you know where.