Now this is more like it. Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut off funding to cities that don’t turn over their immigrants to Trump’s deportation force or other federal (anti-)immigration officials on Tuesday, but the mayors of those sanctuary cities didn’t back down. In fact, they were defiant.
Boston’s Marty Walsh was truly inspiring. "This is America who's behind me,” he said, standing in front of a group of immigrant city workers. He promised support for immigrants in Boston:
“To anyone who feels threatened today, or vulnerable, you are safe in Boston,” Mr. Walsh said at a news conference. “We will do everything lawful in our powerful to protect you. If necessary, we will use City Hall itself to shelter and protect anyone who’s targeted unjustly.” [...]
“They can use my office, they can use any office in this building,” Mr. Walsh said. “They’ll be able to use this building as a safe space.”
Other big city mayors stood just as firm:
"This city will not be bullied by this administration," [Seattle Mayor Ed] Murray said. "We believe we have the rule of law and the courts on our side."
They’re also ready for a legal fight:
Both [San Francisco Mayor Ed] Lee and [New York City Mayor Bill] de Blasio said that early readings of the executive order by their cities' attorneys suggest that the document is vaguely written and predicted that the Trump administration would face a tough legal battle if it tries to use it as a basis to slash funding.
“There is less here than meets the eye,” De Blasio said of the order.
“Less here than meets the eye” could be the motto of the entire Trump regime, unless you’re talking about evil. Then it’s always more than meets the eye. This willingness to stand and fight is so good to see. More of this, please.