David Catron writes for the American Spectator about a disturbing historical parallel involving Democrat-run state governments.
Most Americans think of the Civil War as an unambiguous conflict between the North and the South over slavery, and that is generally accurate. It was an insurrection against the federal government committed by 11 states whose Democrat governors and legislators feared that the recently elected Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, would deprive them of their non-citizen labor force. These state officials vowed to resist any attempt by the federal government to put down their rebellion and routinely denounced the new president as an aspiring dictator. Why does this sound familiar?
Perhaps because 11 states have lately declared themselves “sanctuary jurisdictions” while openly defying federal law, ostensibly to “protect” their non-citizen labor force. Not coincidentally, the Democrat governors of these states routinely denounce our current GOP president, Donald Trump, as a dictator. Recently, for example, California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused him of “militarizing cities” and insisted: “These are the acts of a dictator, not a President.” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has also likened Trump to a dictator. Not to be outdone, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called him a “wannabe dictator.” This nonsense has been parroted by nearly all sanctuary state governors.
If you are thinking that ridiculous claims that President Trump is a dictator don’t necessarily mean these people are part of some organized confederacy whose raison d’être combines resistance to Trump’s immigration policies and obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws, you’re right. But wait. To coin a phrase, there’s more: A document obtained by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project reveals a pact among twenty-two blue states and two sanctuary cities, pledged to collectively prepare “potential litigation” challenging any effort to curtail birthright citizenship. It was composed, proofed and ready to sign by November 8, 2024.
