Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s fiery CNN appearance on Laura Coates Live Thursday wasn’t just another partisan jab at ICE—it’s a masterclass in selective outrage that should have every 2A advocate chuckling and sharpening their pencils. The Texas Democrat, now gunning for a Senate seat, accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement of consistently violating people’s constitutional rights through aggressive raids and detentions. Coming from a squad member who’s spent years pushing to shred the Second Amendment—think her votes against concealed carry reciprocity and her silence on ATF overreach—this reeks of hypocrisy on steroids. Crockett’s framing paints ICE agents as jackbooted thugs trampling due process, yet she’d cheer if those same tactics targeted law-abiding gun owners under red flag laws or universal background checks. It’s the classic progressive playbook: constitutional rights are sacred when they shield undocumented migrants from deportation, but disposable when they protect Americans’ right to self-defense.
Dig deeper, and Crockett’s rhetoric exposes a dangerous double standard with real 2A implications. ICE operations often involve armed federal agents executing warrants in high-risk environments, mirroring the very law enforcement interactions where Second Amendment rights are tested daily—think traffic stops turning into unconstitutional searches for assault weapons. If ICE is consistently violating rights, as she claims, what’s stopping her from extending that logic to the FBI’s pistol brace bans or the ATF’s ghost gun crackdowns, which courts have repeatedly slapped down as unconstitutional? Her Senate bid in ruby-red Texas amplifies this: she’s banking on urban turnout to flip the script, but 2A warriors can weaponize her own words. Imagine ads juxtaposing her ICE tirade with her gun-grab votes—talk about a self-inflicted wound.
For the 2A community, this is prime curation fodder. Crockett’s giving us a gift-wrapped narrative to highlight how leftists view the Constitution as a pick-and-choose buffet: Fourth Amendment for border crossers, but null and void for your AR-15. As Texas voters head to the polls, let’s flood the zone with reminders that real rights defenders back ICE enforcing laws while safeguarding the right to keep and bear arms. Her CNN clip? Clip it, share it, meme it—turn her hypocrisy into our high ground. Stay vigilant, Second Amendment fam; the battle for consistency is the battle for liberty.
