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applegrove

(118,501 posts)
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:46 PM Feb 2022

GOP Lawmaker Wants Asylum for Truck Protesters

GOP Lawmaker Wants Asylum for Truck Protesters

February 19, 2022 at 8:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 62 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/19/gop-lawmaker-wants-asylum-for-truck-protesters/

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Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM) compared Canada’s handling of vaccine mandate protesters to “an authoritarian regime like Venezuela” and said she will introduce legislation to temporarily grant asylum to Canadians protesting vaccine requirements, Mediaite reports.

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GOP Lawmaker Wants Asylum for Truck Protesters (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2022 OP
Lord have mercy !!! HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #1
I'm sure they'll love our healthcare system: "Get sick. Die fast." Hekate Feb 2022 #2
They are terrorist and not allowed in this country. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #3
Go for it, take them all, you can have them. Bev54 Feb 2022 #4
But only if they are white and Christian keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #5
Heck, give them a medal of freedom dalton99a Feb 2022 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #7
NM just adjusted the congressional districts. Yvette's comradebillyboy Feb 2022 #8
She lives in a state where Native Americans Deuxcents Feb 2022 #9
Repubs Sure Love Them People WHITT Feb 2022 #10
I agree they belong in an asylum, but there must be plenty of facilities in Canada struggle4progress Feb 2022 #11
Send them to the asylum? DemocraticPatriot Feb 2022 #12
Mexican immigrants crossing the border can claim it is freedom from masks and vaccines sanatanadharma Feb 2022 #13

Hekate

(90,563 posts)
2. I'm sure they'll love our healthcare system: "Get sick. Die fast."
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 10:59 PM
Feb 2022

Done right, it’s free as all get-out.


Response to applegrove (Original post)

comradebillyboy

(10,128 posts)
8. NM just adjusted the congressional districts. Yvette's
Sat Feb 19, 2022, 11:29 PM
Feb 2022

went from R+14 to D+7. She won't be around too much longer.

struggle4progress

(118,236 posts)
11. I agree they belong in an asylum, but there must be plenty of facilities in Canada
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 01:26 AM
Feb 2022

that could give them thorazine

sanatanadharma

(3,689 posts)
13. Mexican immigrants crossing the border can claim it is freedom from masks and vaccines
Sun Feb 20, 2022, 08:03 AM
Feb 2022

Because Texas is freedom, baby.

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