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Eric Schmitt: “The anti commandeering doctrine is not a suicide pact. It…”

Featuring: Eric Schmitt, Republican | U.S. Senate, Missouri

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Then after it happens, the same people who made those choices hide behind the language of principle. Let's be honest about that. The anti commandeering doctrine is not a suicide pact. It does not require local officials to sabotage federal law enforcement. It does not require them to conceal release dates. It does not require them to dump removable criminal aliens back into the public and pretend their hands were tied. (04:00–04:10)

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Asserts that the anti-commandeering doctrine does not mandate local officials to obstruct federal law enforcement.

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