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Dem Governor Vows to Arrest Federal Agents, ‘They Will Be Held Accountable’
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Oregon’s leadership has officially gone off the rails. Governor Tina… |
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Oregon’s leadership has officially gone off the rails. Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield are now threatening to arrest federal agents for doing the exact jobs the federal government is constitutionally required to do, namely enforcing immigration law and responding to Portland’s never-ending cycle of street chaos. This isn’t policy disagreement anymore. This is a state announcing it’s ready to pick a constitutional fistfight because it doesn’t like that the grown-ups showed up. Kotek posted a video on Instagram accusing DHS of “violent actions” and “stoking fear,” which is a peculiar way to describe officers trying to arrest people who are here illegally or attacking federal property. She went on about Oregon being a welcoming place where immigrant and refugee communities thrive, which is fine, but thriving requires laws and order, two things Portland hasn’t exactly been famous for recently. Then she dropped the real threat. Oregon will investigate federal agents, and if they “break Oregon law,” she says they’ll be prosecuted like anyone else. Never mind that the Supremacy Clause exists, or that immigration enforcement is federal jurisdiction, or that her office has spent years excusing the rioters who torch buildings in downtown Portland. This escalation comes…
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