They are under the direct control of the government though. A judge could say Ice has to fuck off, and they would by law be forced to fuck off. Maybe if we hit the point where ice is disregarding lawful orders. Even then though, they are following the president’s orders. Under color of law.
Proud boys, 3 percenters, atomwaffen organizing into military like outfits and attacking protests, that would be paramilitary. Ice is just a security service.
Maybe we can agree to disagree here. On my understanding, and to my reading, their being under the direct control of the government makes them not paramilitary. They are security services, with police, the fbi, dea, customs and border protection, and the rest.
They are a goon squad to be sure. Setting the precedent of executing a citizen under false pretense then slandering her as a terrorist, and persecuting her friends and organizations she was with to justify it is a bad precedent. The administration, and the party the president is just a figurehead at this point this doesn’t end with the president, wants to go full nazi, and ice is their aspiring SS. Brownshirts would be the private groups that pursue their critics, although to date the aspiring ones were more like Italy’s blackshirts, less top down control.
They are under the direct control of the government though. A judge could say Ice has to fuck off, and they would by law be forced to fuck off. Maybe if we hit the point where ice is disregarding lawful orders. Even then though, they are following the president’s orders. Under color of law.
Proud boys, 3 percenters, atomwaffen organizing into military like outfits and attacking protests, that would be paramilitary. Ice is just a security service.
Yes, as is consistent with the definition of a paramilitary I posted above.
Who do you think are signing up to join ice?
Maybe we can agree to disagree here. On my understanding, and to my reading, their being under the direct control of the government makes them not paramilitary. They are security services, with police, the fbi, dea, customs and border protection, and the rest.
They are a goon squad to be sure. Setting the precedent of executing a citizen under false pretense then slandering her as a terrorist, and persecuting her friends and organizations she was with to justify it is a bad precedent. The administration, and the party the president is just a figurehead at this point this doesn’t end with the president, wants to go full nazi, and ice is their aspiring SS. Brownshirts would be the private groups that pursue their critics, although to date the aspiring ones were more like Italy’s blackshirts, less top down control.