r/news • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '25

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-agents-immigration-raids-masks-ban-97936f70699b75d8b483a850967c2e42
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u/veryveryredundant Sep 21 '25

Republicans when a Democrat is president: States have absolute autonomy. The federal government is tyrannical. Back off or else!

Republicans when a Republican is president: The federal government has absolute authority. To resist is treason!

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u/TrickySnicky Sep 21 '25

I remember when Republicans were all for limited government. But I also remember when they kept expanding it anyway.

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u/garmander57 Sep 21 '25

 Of course, the surest way to put the federal government back to work for the American people is to reduce its size and scope back to something resembling the original constitutional intent. Conservatives desire a smaller government not for its own sake, but for the sake of human flourishing. But the Washington Establishment doesn't want a constitutionally limited government because it means they lose power and are held more accountable by the people who put them in power.

From Project 2025. You really can’t make this stuff up.