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Whatever one thinks of President Donald Trump or his immigration policy decisions, there is no excuse for obstructing or assaulting federal officers engaged in the lawful performance of their duties. If one does not like federal immigration laws the way to challenge these laws is through free speech, including peaceful protest, and by urging elected officials to amend these laws—not by initiating physical confrontations with federal officers. If one quarrels with an arrest the venue to challenge it is federal court—not a Minneapolis street corner. Some reckless and irresponsible media and political actors seem determined to drag the country back to the violent moral relativism of 2020 which held that leftist protest did not have to remain
peaceful. Many promoted the poisonous lie that police forces constitute a threat to public safety. The cost in blood for American cities was high and the experiment must not be repeated. Attorneys Andrew and Katie Cherkasky write in the New York Post: After federal courts in September upheld ICE’s authority to make detentive stops, the opposition didn’t accept the ruling. They escalated, moving from rhetoric to coordinated action. What’s followed, in Minneapolis and elsewhere, no longer looks like civil disobedience, but like a concerted effort to obstruct federal law enforcement through misinformation, agitation and street-level interference… Local leaders like Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey didn’t merely criticize President Trump’s policies.
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