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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that he lacked subject matter jurisdiction to intervene because Abbott had not officially rejected it yet and the law provides no explicit deadline for a governor to respond to an extradition request.

What kind of horse shit is that?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This kind:

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Soooo does that mean we the people can drag him in for a bounty?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nah, everyone who's not a white Christian cishet male fascist is part of the out-groups mentioned.

Still worth a try to do it anyway (except for the bounty part), though 🤷🏻

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this what is called a Sanctuary State?

[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Well put. It's not that there are sanctuary states. It's that some states are sanctuary for the innocent, and some are sanctuary for the guilty.

[–] churrodestroyer@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago

The party of Law and Order

[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So Minnesota sent its own law enforcement/bounty hunters/posse to recapture him and take him back to Minnesota, right?

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Anyone wanna chip in on a Dead-Or-Alive bounty?

Edit: the article says he might flee to Mexico. I feel like Mexico might be willing to consider extradition, considering how ICE has treated so many Mexican people.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I’m thinking if he flees to Mexico there maybe other options.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Someone needs to citizens-arrest him and drag him back to Minnesota. He's a violent fugitive from justice. And if he resists... well he can be made to stop resisting.

it would be very funny for Minnesota to stop extraditing to Texas. Zero shot but it would be funny.