Gov. Tim Walz encourages Minnesotans to film ICE agents for future prosecutions
(minnesotareformer.com)
(1) Give citizens the confidence that the state police have been directed to enforce state laws that ICE breaks. ICE coming to peoples doors without warrants signed by a judge are TRESPASSING according to state law. Tell them that the police have direct to enforce state law.
(2) If police are refusing to enforce state law and trespass ICE. Fire them.
You can say "oh, he can't do that because he doesn't control..."
No, he's the governor. He has the political power to do this. You are fundamentally misunderstanding the direct powers vs. political powers. He has the political power to do this.
The major appoints the police chief. Walz has political power and influence over the mayor of Minneapolis. The major has political power to remove the police chief and replace them with someone that WILL fire officers.
Yes, this takes people in the state actually working together to enforce the law. Yes, the governor does not have power alone. But this is how politics works man.
The "rules" I'm referring to are about breaking this established order that I'm referring to. Breaking those rules means actually pressuring (or in some cases removing) people in their positions that refuse to defend the citizens of the state. Breaking the rules means using the state power to defend citizens against the federal invasion.
But Walz isn't even doing that. He's not messaging in a way that brings the power of the citizens to his side. He is not being "strategic" he is being a pushover. He's rolling over and showing his belly.
If he was smart (or cared) he'd already be messaging to the people that "the police WILL ensure ICE is arrested if they a breaking the law". This would light a fire under the asses of the people under him (mayor, police chief) to actually be held accountable for enforcing the law of the state. What ICE is doing is illegal according to state law. If they want a legal battle make it clear that this is a constitutional crisis of state vs. federal powers by actually challenging those federal powers with state and city law enforcement.
If all of that fails. Call in the national guard in the name of the state. Before Trump does.
Right now. He's putting himself and the state in a position to "lose without a fight". He needs to fight even if it that means he ends up losing.
Yes, the police or national guard may not comply. But, they are literally already being used to defend ICE NOW? Like, what are you even arguing against? The worse case in that is ALREADY HAPPENING because Walz and Frey have done nothing to change that.