KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — President Donald Trump finally got to say “you’re fired” in his new job.
He has terminated Acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she told staffers not to enforce his latest immigration restrictions until they have been vetted or tested by the courts.
She said in her legal opinion they may be unconstitutional. She had been appointed by the previous administration.
Two Kalamazoo City Commissioners say they need to talk with their colleagues about what they should do if the city is ever put in a similar situation.
Matt Milcarek and Shannon Sykes have written an open letter saying they think they too should hold off on enacting any of DonaldTrump’s orders if they may not be constitutional.
In their letter they write: “We are calling upon our City management to pause complying with all requests from the Federal Government that are the result of any Executive Order which is currently being challenged in our court system”.
“This Administration is moving at an alarmingly fast pace with limited legal review of its orders, and we cannot be complicit in acts that will be thrown out in court or will move America towards a more authoritarian state.”
They go on to say “Protecting our residents and acting as good stewards of democracy is a non-partisan issue that we must champion. Furthermore, we must acknowledge that legislators at the State and Federal level are considering legislative actions that would move us further towards a path of international isolation and domestic decay. Our response to those mandates will be the true test of our character and the role we play in the larger movement to resist bigotry, fascism, and the oppression of marginalized communities.”
Milcarek says he can think of a lot of threats and promises about new policies that Trump has made that he thinks would not stand up in court, but that he fears municipalities might be compelled to enforce, like rounding up immigrants, or suppressing protests.
They are proposing that the full Commission sit down with the City Attorney and discuss what they can and should do if presented with an order that the majority thinks may not stand the test of time or the courts. .
