The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong on Friday over a new state law that prohibits federal agents from wearing masks and requires them to display identification when operating in the state.
The law, passed this spring by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont, establishes “protected areas” — including schools, hospitals, social service agency facilities and houses of worship — where people cannot be arrested solely on the basis of a civil offense, such as an immigration violation. It prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty. It bans former federal law enforcement officers who were found to be guilty of misconduct or retired during an investigation from being hired by Connecticut state or local police, and it requires police officers to complete 480 hours of training before they can be hired by state agencies.
The federal government called the law “blatantly unconstitutional,” saying that the state has no authority to tell federal agents what they can and cannot do. The government argues that the law goes against the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says that when state and federal laws clash, federal laws override those of the states.
Attorney General Tong said in a statement Monday that the new law was “fully lawful and necessary to protect public safety.”
wait wait wait wait. Congess passed a law requireing ice to wear masks and not have id???
The law, passed this spring by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont, establishes “protected areas” — including schools, hospitals, social service agency facilities and houses of worship — where people cannot be arrested solely on the basis of a civil offense, such as an immigration violation. It prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty. It bans former federal law enforcement officers who were found to be guilty of misconduct or retired during an investigation from being hired by Connecticut state or local police, and it requires police officers to complete 480 hours of training before they can be hired by state agencies.
Literally only common sense rules, if not far too lenient on cops, Border Patrol, and ICE in some regards.
Yeah this should all be bipartisanly supported
“The government argues that the law goes against the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says that when state and federal laws clash, federal laws override those of the states.”
States’ rights, they fell for that one, lol.
Also, if they don’t identify themselves the state literally gets to assume they aren’t feds, lol
Which actually makes sense, instead of the current policy of: “All unidentified violent paramilitary weirdos should be respected as federal agents”
All some heroes need to do is hold up a BOA or two at gunpoint in ice getup and masks and all the sudden you would see common sense laws. Or maybe just rob some politicians homes, but that seems actually more risky.
States’* rights
*restrictions apply
There is no federal law that says agents can wear masks, thus no conflict with any federal law and no violation of the supremecy clause.
Laws do not allow; they dictate. There is no law stating that they are required to wear masks. As a matter of fact, there is nothing stating that they should or should not wear masks. They are simply being permitted by their organization — in this case, ICE — to wear masks.
The fact that they are citing the Supremacy Clause is absolutely unbelievable. It is completely unrelated to the situation in every meaningful way.
Makes it much harder to have secret police if you force them to show ID. It’s one of the early chapters in the dictator handbook.
When you call the US gov on their bullshit instead of being intimdated by thugs in suits:
the PaRtY of sMaLl GoVeRnMeNt
This is straight up fascism. we are living in a fascist state ya’ll.
State’s Rights, you say?
So they want to force people to provide all this documentation to vote, but when it comes to “enforcing” the law they don’t?
Voters aren’t the in group. Law enforcement is.
