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Obama made money threats, too

When discussing federal money being withheld by a president, please recall that last year President Obama threatened to withhold federal money to schools across the entire country if they did not comply with the “bathroom” policy he was establishing.

That is a much worse precedent to our freedoms or rights than cities ignoring federal laws regarding sanctuary cities, where known criminals have taken refuge.

Judy Halpain, Clovis

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 6:22 PM with the headline "Obama made money threats, too."

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