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hamsterjill

(15,214 posts)
42. Best post I've read all day.
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 04:20 PM
Sep 2022

See my post from earlier this week (with subsequent replies) when Vice President Harris stated that the border is secure. It is not.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17148379

I do not condone what Abbott and DeSantis are doing. Certainly not. But we definitely need to be having more of a dialogue on border issues.

Just like tRump. Polly Hennessey Sep 2022 #1
No one is doing anything to stop them. Pretty sure crimes were committed. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #2
Pull a Desantis. NCDem47 Sep 2022 #19
What do you think should be done, and how? Ocelot II Sep 2022 #3
AS the first step, every Democratic Governor in the US should Otto_Harper Sep 2022 #9
No no, just have MA, NY, DC, IL etc send their newly released parolees to TX, FL and AZ Rstrstx Sep 2022 #46
Arrest THe Bus Drivers & Pilots On Trafficking Me. Sep 2022 #12
That is a bad idea. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #23
Have A Better One? Me. Sep 2022 #37
Nope. Nope. Nope. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #13
It was a fair question. If "we" have to stop this, do we have to rely on Ocelot II Sep 2022 #17
The solution is to find a bigger asshole. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #20
Swalwell is great but he's just one Congressman. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #26
So, we are doomed. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #27
I don't think we're doomed but we have a tough struggle ahead. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #28
Good for you, then. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #32
I live in Minnesota, which also probably affects my perspective. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #34
Gavin Newsom. Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #41
No bus loads, but hamsterjill Sep 2022 #48
Honestly, RobinA Sep 2022 #38
Your post makes no sense...what law has been broken that would allow the Feds to act? Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #24
No one is doing anything to stop them. Pretty sure crimes were committed by them pulling this stunt onecaliberal Sep 2022 #4
What crime was committed? I can't think of one clear crime. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #22
I believe the Senate is calling for an investigation, Ocelot II Sep 2022 #29
Yeah, it's not kidnapping or human trafficking LeftInTX Sep 2022 #50
There are a number of possible crimes tinrobot Sep 2022 #30
+1, uponit7771 Sep 2022 #33
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Sep 2022 #55
If our government had a better plan for these people. Of course I don't Srkdqltr Sep 2022 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Srkdqltr Sep 2022 #6
Not a lawyer or part of the govt., but... FalloutShelter Sep 2022 #7
That is not possible... Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #25
Their stunts are not having the effect they want..so I doubt they will continue. PortTack Sep 2022 #8
Yes, I think they will stop. Sometimes political and social pressure Ocelot II Sep 2022 #11
☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Sep 2022 #35
I hope. From what I've seen on twitter, I don't get that impression LeftInTX Sep 2022 #52
Are you sure? LeftInTX Sep 2022 #53
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Probably not. We have a legal system that depends at least in part Ocelot II Sep 2022 #14
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Yep, This RobinA Sep 2022 #39
They head the governments of their states. Would you REALLY want Hortensis Sep 2022 #16
Isn't the White House having a meeting about this today? Native Sep 2022 #18
And what would you suggest exactly? Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #21
Looking at all your replies in this thread... luv2fly Sep 2022 #31
I have no suggestions. I don't know what the Feds can do. I really don't. But I do know the GOP Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #43
We need to have a broader discussion pinkstarburst Sep 2022 #36
Martha's Vinyard said it was a humanitarian crisis MichMan Sep 2022 #40
Best post I've read all day. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #42
No we don't. The reason the border is an issue is because the GOP won't agree to anything in Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #45
There is no federal solution that I can see. And nothing can happen in a 50 50 Senate. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #44
So far it's not backfiring pinkstarburst Sep 2022 #47
Yes...The mayors of DC, Chicago, NY etc, should just say; LeftInTX Sep 2022 #51
+1 n/t area51 Sep 2022 #54
It has to be Voters who stop them JI7 Sep 2022 #49
The government is not ..."helpless." Sometimes fanatics are difficult to stop. And it will be done Stuart G Sep 2022 #56
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