Brad Landers, a New York City mayoral candidate and city comptroller, was arrested by federal agents for impeding law enforcement after demanding a judicial warrant during an immigration operation. While contrasting his non-violent obstruction with La Monica MacGyver's physical assault, the segment argues Landers violated Title 18 U.S. Code Section 111(a)(1), asserting federal authority under Article 1, Sections 8 Clauses 3, 4, and 18. Criticizing Letitia James for opposing these actions, the discussion concludes that immigration enforcement remains an essential federal power for national security, rendering Landers' defiance legally untenable despite small government advocacy. [Automatically generated summary]
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Candidate Arrested During Peaceful Transaction00:04:29
Trump's new sweeping directive to ICE sends liberal cities quaking.
This was the headline in Daily Mail.
And believe me, they're getting heated, okay?
And it's not just Letitia James because they all want their moment in the sun, right?
All these people out there running around trying to be the next mayor of New York.
Oh, you got one candidate who's now getting himself arrested.
Brad Landers, New York City mayoral candidate.
I bet you never heard him before.
Well, suddenly he's a big name because he got to get arrested by ICE because he said, hey, you know, I. Do you have your warrant, et cetera?
And I said, get out of our way because, hey, yeah, we do have our warrant.
We wouldn't be arresting the guy if we didn't have the warrant.
And you're now impeding law enforcement.
You are in the way of us doing our jobs.
And when you get in the way of us doing our jobs, guess what?
It starts to get a little bit dangerous and we don't really want that.
And so the mayoral candidate, he's actually the city comptroller.
He's in charge of the city's budget.
So, you know, he can't add because we're talking about New York City here and they get tons of money.
And yet somehow nobody can do any addition or submit.
subtraction because you know the taxes keep going up and they keep coming out in the red so here is mr. Brad Landers getting arrested I want to show you by federal law enforcement here just moments ago in the great was great could be great again city of New York watch You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial one.
Okay, so they're asking, where are you taking him?
Again, federal authorities having just arrested him.
I believe this video was posted by his wife.
There is no, you know, fisticuffs, so to speak, as we saw with Padilla the other day.
But you can see there they've got him.
And the idea was that he would be arrested because he was impeding law enforcement.
And you know what?
You can't actually impede law enforcement when they're trying to do their jobs.
Didn't we just go through this?
I mean, honestly, I feel like it's deja vu because as I recall, we had to watch one La Monica MacGyver out in New Jersey.
You remember, right?
La Monica MacGyver who got in all that trouble out in New Jersey and now is facing 17 years.
17 years in federal prison because she took it upon herself to actually be pushing the ICE agents.
In this particular case, you don't see Lander doing that.
So maybe he won't get 17 years, but you can't exactly get in the way of these federal officials doing their job, even if Leticia James thinks she can, okay?
The law's the law, dare I say.
Remember, Leticia?
Forgive me.
La Monica.
Sorry.
One's in red, and they are of similar size.
I don't think Letitia would do this, but you know, never say never.
Fortunately, Brad did not find himself actually physically pushing up against federal agents, but she sure did.
unbelievable okay so that's unbelievable and now she's looking at what 17 years for violating title 18 u.s code section 111 a1 for assaulting impeding and interfering with law enforcement so one would have to think they're gonna get brad lander the city controller of new york once again on violating title 18.
now from what we can see and again we can go back to the video there was no kind of assault it was a peaceful transaction if you would but he kept saying hey hey you know how do you guys have a warrant to do this etc maybe he's trying to put one AOC's recommendations and actions into words.
Defiance of Federal Immigration Law00:04:34
So he finds himself now on the receiving end of the federal government making the decision that they are going to take him in.
Again, the city controller of New York in a rather unpleasant scene after demanding to see a judicial warrant for a man being arrested by immigration agents.
He kept his hand, you'll notice, clutching the detainee's shoulder.
And so this is once again part of why he was in the way.
I'm not obstructing.
I'm standing right here in the hallway.
I asked to see the judicial warrant.
By asking for a judicial warrant?
You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant.
Perfect.
We go too.
Sorry.
Get away.
Abstain.
All right.
So, this is, so to speak, the federal showdown that some people like Letitia James have so desired.
And you know what?
It's coming to a head.
But as I've told you before, she does not have a prayer in that case.
Because again, thank you, Justin, for the generosity.
Again, you've got somebody who is serving in direct defiance of the federal law.
Because there is this thing called the Constitution, which apparently one Letitia James never studied, showing that, you know, naturalization clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.
Remember this one.
The Congress shall have the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization.
Okay, so if you have the power, as Congress.
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization and the law is such that it doesn't allow for people to be illegally here in the country and it does allow for their arrest, if they are here illegally in the country and you have law enforcement going out and making those arrests, then i'm sorry.
What exactly is this comptroller actually doing other than impeding law enforcement?
And that is why we find ourselves in a situation where he is getting charged.
I believe he'll be charged.
We'll see what comes forward on all of this, But again, this didn't used to be hard back in the old days, right?
We saw Obama.
We saw Christine Nome this week sounding a lot like Obama because she made the point.
Hey, you know what?
I'm here.
I'm here to enforce the law of the land.
And if you don't like the law of the land, then it's your job to go change these laws because naturalization clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 says the Congress shall have the power to establish a uniform rule of law.
And it gives Congress the authority over citizenship, ladies and gentlemen, which is why no matter what they say, no matter how much the AOCs of the world carry on, No matter how much they threaten, they don't have a leg to stand on from a legal perspective.
Anyone's breaking the law in this situation?
It's not members of Congress, it's the Department of Homeland Security.
It's people like Tom Homan and Secretary Christy Nome.
you lay a finger on them, we are going to have a problem.
No, actually, I think you have a problem.
I think you have a problem because I do believe in the case of La Monica anyway, she was laying a finger on, well, more than a finger, maybe a stomach on the ICE agents, all right?
And then in the case of Mr. Lander here, who's trying to get his moment of fame because he wants to run for mayor of New York, he's actually finding himself up a creek without a paddle because, again, of that little darn thing called the Constitution of the United States of America.
And so where did they get?
their power, their federal power over immigration.
I mean, come on, if there's one single thing that the federal government can do.
And believe me, I love giving lots of power.
Justin, thank you so much again for the generosity.
I love giving all the power in the world, if you would, to the states because I believe in small government.
Hey, I grew up in live free or die New Hampshire, right?
You know, we had a very small government.
We actually balanced our budget.
You know, imagine with no income tax and not even any sales tax.
Amazing how that can happen, right?
But anyway, you want a small government, but you also need to have the power to the federal government in cases when they actually need it for things like immigration, because you know what?
It's a national security threat.
You know what else?
It's an economic threat.
And we've been through it before.
Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.
Memorize this.
The Congress shall have the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.
And guess what?
Immigration would count as something that's affecting foreign nations.
So therefore, it counts as yet another reason why the Congress has all the power over this one.
Congress Power to Regulate Commerce00:00:43
And if the executive branch is there to back up the Congress and enforce the law, then why do you have people like the comptroller of New York City, why do you have people like Leticia James, the ag of New York City, getting in the way of that?
Article one, section eight, clause 18 necessary and proper clause, very important, okay.
This gives the federal government the supremacy to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.
It allows for congress to pass immigration laws as needed and to enforce those enumerated powers, like naturalization, like the commerce clause.
I'm telling you, Letitia James does not stand a chance here, but then again, Letitia James is not exactly the brightest bulb in the room, now is she?