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   Re: [OT] Newsom bans law enforcement fro   
   11 Feb 26 12:16:11   
   
   From: nobody@nowhere.com   
      
   On 2/11/2026 12:45 AM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   > On Feb 10, 2026 at 9:20:52 PM PST, "Dimensional Traveler"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/10/2026 6:26 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>>   Dimensional Traveler   wrote:   
   >>>>   On 2/10/2026 12:50 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>>>>   BTR1701   wrote:   
   >>>>>>   On Sep 20, 2025 at 7:49:59 PM PDT, "Rhino"    
   >>>>>>   wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   California Gov. Nuisance has signed a bill banning law enforcement,   
   >>>>>>>   including ICE agents from wearing masks as they perform their duties.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://globalnews.ca/news/11438455/california-face-mask-ba   
   -law-enforcement/   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   As BTR1701 predicted recently, this is going to make it a lot easier   
   for   
   >>>>>>>   "activists" to identify, harass, and even kill ICE agents and their   
   >>>>>>>   families. Apparently, some of that has already happened. Newsom is   
   >>>>>>>   almost literally painted targets on the backs of those who are only   
   >>>>>>>   enforcing the laws.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   I think it is particularly telling that the law *doesn't* stop   
   criminals   
   >>>>>>>   and "activists" (yes, I'm repeating myself there) from wearing masks   
   >>>>>>>   while they carry out THEIR activities. Apparently, it is "unsafe" for   
   >>>>>>>   ICE agents to keep their anonymity but perfectly fine for criminals   
   to   
   >>>>>>>   do so.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   And this guy is the frontrunner for the presidential nomination for   
   the   
   >>>>>>>   Democrats in 2028! Nonsense like this should be a compelling   
   argument to   
   >>>>>>>   disqualify Newsom entirely!!!   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   As expected (and contrary to the claims of that brilliant legal mind   
   >>>>>>   "super70s" here on RAT), a federal court has blocked Newsom's mask   
   >>>>   ban for law   
   >>>>>>   enforcement.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   The reason being because as written it would have only applied to   
   >>>>   city/county law enforcement and Federal law enforcement but not state   
   >>>>   law enforcement.  So it was discriminatory.  The judge also made if   
   >>>>   crystal clear that was the ONLY real reason for blocking that part.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   The other part, that the judge upheld, was the requirement to have   
   >>>>   visible identification including names and/or badge numbers.  Which,   
   >>>>   again as written, DID apply to all levels of law enforcement.   
   >>>   
   >>>   My error. I said he upheld bodycams.   
   >>   
   >> Ice Barbie claims...   
   >   
   > I actually think the moniker "ICE Barbie" is pretty funny, but I will point   
   > out that when people were calling Alexandria Occasional-Cortex "Communist   
   > Barbie", we were all sternly admonished how misogynist that was.   
      
   "Sternly admonished" by whom?  Her?...   
      
      
   > I guess like everything else, it's only okay when Democrats do it.   
   >   
   >> that BWC's are being issued to all ICE/CBP personnel,   
   >> starting with Minneapolis.  Whether or not they will actually be used or   
   >> anyone outside those agencies will see the video is another story.   
   >>   
   >> And there probably is another lawsuit, or multiple other lawsuits,   
   >> regarding BWCs anyways.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
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