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Troubling signs for US democracy
By vote of the American people, Donald Trump speaks for America when he:
As a Boy Scout and later as an elected official, I pledged allegiance to the United States of America. That allegiance was to a country that respected its foundation documents and the rule of law. I hesitate to pledge allegiance to the country America has become.
Donald Vogt
Manitowoc
Pam Bondi’s rule of law
For ICE to be withdrawn from Minneapolis and for the rule of law to be restored, Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued three ultimatums to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. However, there was no need for the restoration of the rule of law before ICE arrived. There was no chaos.
ICE officials have claimed they are going after the “worst of the worst,” although most of the people who have been assaulted and/or arrested have no criminal records. The Fourth Amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures. Any arrest must be based on probable cause, and yet racial profiling seems to be the preferred basis for their seizures.
Bondi seems oblivious to the irony when she speaks about the rule of law while at the same time providing direction and cover for those who regularly disregard the provisions of the Fourth Amendment.
The most recent and tragic violations of the rule of law have occurred with the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were killed despite posing no substantial threat to ICE agents. What makes those killings even worse is the attempt by Bondi and others to manufacture and assign culpability and blame on the victims.
Tensions had already been high because of Trump depicting the Somali population as “garbage” and stating he doesn’t want them in this country.
For ICE to leave it is not for Gov. Walz to comply with Bondi’s demands. ICE’s departure should not be negotiable. ICE should go because they don’t belong there.
Jim Rabata
Manitowoc
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This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Manitowoc letters on Trump, Pretti shooting & Bondi’s ‘rule of law’
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