Allan Lichtman & Son – Podcast

I watched, so you don’t have to!

So I did something dangerous: I watched an entire episode of the Leichtman & Son podcast. It’s like a TED Talk met your uncle’s Facebook feed—equal parts outrage, misinformation, and decaf hysteria. Their latest meltdown? Trump sending the National Guard to help ICE in Los Angeles is apparently the death of democracy.

Let’s unpack this constitutional catastrophe, one delusion at a time.

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Act I: “Trump’s a Felon, But Let’s Go After Immigrants”

They open by comparing ICE deportations to Trump’s (alleged) 34 felony charges. Cute. ICE is removing people who overstayed visas, skipped court, or broke actual laws. Trump’s “felonies”? Paperwork drama from 2016 that wouldn’t get you kicked off a PTA board in Ohio.

But in Leichtman-world, arresting someone who crossed the border illegally means you’ve let Wall Street off the hook. Because apparently, ICE should also moonlight as the SEC.

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Act II: “The Second Amendment Was for Slave Patrols”

Here’s where it goes full discount Ken Burns. They claim the Second Amendment was never about individual rights but arming racist militias—then, somehow, segue that into ICE enforcement. Because sure, nothing screams “logical leap” like tying 1790s state militias to modern border agents.

I half expected them to claim ICE is funded by King George III.

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Act III: “Democracy Is Dying Because… ICE?”

Their big panic: Trump invoked Article 10 to send the National Guard to assist ICE during violent protests and law enforcement breakdowns in L.A. You’d think he ordered tanks down Rodeo Drive the way they’re screaming.

Let’s be clear: These are the same people who shouted “defund the police”, then cried about crime, then got mad again when the National Guard tried to prevent buildings from being torched.

Here’s your civics lesson: The president can deploy the National Guard in emergencies. And when courthouses are on fire? That’s an emergency.

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Act IV: “Next, He’ll Cancel Elections!”

This was my favorite: they warned Trump would next send the National Guard to block polling places and have ICE agents sweep Whole Foods. It’s like watching two guys cosplay as George Orwell—except less literate.

Also, fun twist—they blame Trump for orchestrating the unrest just to derail immigration reform. This from the same crowd whose party torpedoed a bipartisan immigration bill because Trump said he liked it. That’s like refusing dessert because your ex also likes chocolate.

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Final Dispatch from Allan Lichtman & Son:

To recap, in their universe:

• ICE is evil.
• Enforcing laws is fascism.
• The Second Amendment is racist.
• The National Guard is tyranny.
• Democracy dies every time we check someone’s visa.

If they’d just say “We want open borders and no police,” I’d at least respect the honesty. But no—they wrap it in buzzwords like “constitutional norms” and “civil liberties” while ranting into their webcams like it’s open mic night for the Resistance.

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Closing Thought

If enforcing immigration law is now a constitutional crisis, maybe skim Article 10 of the Constitution—or read Aaron Ackerman’s latest piece on it. Spoiler: it doesn’t say “Only enforce the laws we like.”

And if Leichtman & Son want to start a GoFundMe to stop ICE and the National Guard from destroying democracy, I’ll totally chip in—as soon as I stop laughing.

—Ian Schwartz
Still wondering how upholding the law became an act of tyranny… in a country that invented sanctuary cities and soft-on-crime DAs.

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Ian Schwartz is a columnist for Direct Line Contact at Ian.Schwartz@mcgopclub.com

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