re: Why Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities is unconstitutional

they are technically not b/c we have dual sovereignty

see: states like Colrado and Washington and their pot laws

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The liberal rally cry

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Also the conservative one.

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I would love to know what part of the Constitution you would interpret them to be in violation of.

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you could make an argument that since immigration is within the federal sphere, they're acting illegally. you could get real creative with some RICO charges in this case. bus unconstitutional? big stretch

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Wrong. State and city officials are not obligated to enforce federal laws.

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Federal laws don't stop at the Orleans Parish line... are they not part of the United States?

What law does the GOP want to violate?

Funny how this "Libertarian" lawyer fails to explain that the federal funds are specifically to fund the state's enforcing of federal laws.

It's unfair to make states pay for federal level work. As a result, the federal government allocates funding for this purpose.

As a result, these states, by ignoring federal law and not applying their federal funding for the purpose it's being given to them, then they don't freaking deserve to get the funding.

In a nutshell, you're being paid to do a job and you're refusing to do the job, so we're going to stop paying you.

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First, longstanding Supreme Court precedent mandates that the federal government may not impose conditions on grants to states and localities unless the conditions are “unambiguously” stated in the text of the law “so that the States can knowingly decide whether or not to accept those funds.”

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How does this comport with the Feds using the threat of withholding infrastructure funding for states with a drinking age below 21?

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But not by Executive Order, is his point here.

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Ahh, gotcha

So it sounds like it will be more likely he'll use what appears to be growing stroke in Congress to withhold various monies via the Spending Clause.

Sheriff Joe got in trouble for trying to enforce Federal Law, and the judge ruled it was the Feds territory. These mayors are doing the same thing by refusing to obey it.

LINK

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Withholding highway funding may not be the sexiest form of political manipulation. You probably won't see Frank Underwood screaming about pavement subsidies in a House of Cards episode anytime soon. But as a way for Congress to legally circumnavigate the Constitution to get its way, it's as crafty as they come.

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