Opening Arguments What Can We Do To Stop ICE?
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Aug 15, 2025 The podcast dives into the critical issues surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It examines the troubling trend of law enforcement militarization and legal battles over National Guard deployments. Recent political actions in D.C. raise alarms about voting rights, especially concerning gerrymandering. A grassroots movement called 'The Big Freeze' aims to collectively oppose ICE and tackle systemic discrimination. The hosts discuss ethical implications of employment within oppressive systems, encouraging listeners to prioritize integrity over profit.
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D.C. Has Unique Federal Authority
- The D.C. Home Rule Act gives the president unique emergency authority over the Metropolitan Police for short periods.
- That special federal power makes D.C. a testing ground for normalizing federal forces in U.S. cities.
Visuals Normalize Federal Forces
- Deploying troops and federal officers to cities normalizes military-style responses to crime and protest.
- Matt Cameron warns this visual normalization is the administration's goal ahead of broader deployments.
Who Called The Guard On Jan. 6?
- On January 6, Donald Trump did not order the National Guard; the House Sergeant-at-Arms requested Pentagon permission and Pelosi approved the call.
- Pentagon delays caused a four-hour lag before guardsmen arrived at the Capitol.
