Having just done a bit of that right here, the next step might be to examine our recent history. Is there a Stamp Act moment to be found? Are ICE agents comparable to troops marching in the city of Boston? Has Congress passed draconian laws akin to those so-called Intolerable Acts that shut down the port of Boston, revoked the colony’s charter, forced local citizens to house British soldiers, and let British soldiers and officials return to England where they might or might not face trials and punishment for any violations of colonial laws?
In sum, are we actually on a revolutionary road today? And if so, just where are we on it? Has the current administration really done anything that is comparable?
The previous administration let untold millions simply stream into the country–and in the midst of a covid shutdown no less. The opposition party nominated a candidate who promised that, if elected, he would take serious steps to close the border and remove many of those who were here in violation of entry, beginning with those who were criminals before they came or had committed serious crimes once here. That candidate won the election and began to fulfill not just any campaign promise, but a promise that was very much a key to his victory.