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Originally Posted by ArtificialOne
How many people heard San Francisco mayor decry his city to be a "Sanctuary" city? He said "No city officicial in any capacity shall take part in federal raids or turn in any illegal immigrant.." So a local govt official has said he would not uphold the laws of the country, and in fact refuses too. Not that sf has a large illegal population, but it's the princible of the matter. We have local govt people advocating breaking the law....
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I don't see a problem with that. The feds have made up their minds that such-and-such shall be the case. California or (San Fransisco) doesn't want it that way. So they say, fine, but do your own dirty work. If we were in charge it wouldn't be that way, so you don't get to use our money, our people, or our resources to make it so. It's a federal law. Uphold it with federal resources.
As for whether you are sympathetic on this specific issue (immigration), that's a separate question... but I think it's nice to see a more local government refuse to be turned into the agent of a less local government. The over-centralization of government is why I think people are giving up on the democratic process. I know it's one thing that makes it look like a farce to me. Decisions about San Fransisco should be made by people in San Fransisco... decisions about California by Californians, and so on up. Not by the feds.
Drake