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sharedvalues

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1. Wow!! What a powerful statement.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 08:19 AM

Mar 2017

A Congressman asking determined peaceful questions and getting cuffed?

Gutierrez is a man we should support.

If anyone here learns of future peaceful and law-abiding visits to ICE offices, please publicize them.

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Wow!! What a powerful statement. sharedvalues Mar 2017 #1

And it's not like he isn't well known or that this wouldn't make the national news Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #2

Groups of people should swarm ICE offices? The Big Ragu Mar 2017 #3

They had to know that handcuffing and threatening to arrest a congressman Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #4

It is for intimidation. If they can do this to a well-known congressman, then tblue37 Mar 2017 #9

Exactly. And they had to have known threatening a well known congressman - for asking questions Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #13

Appears we have a ready made gestapo! mountain grammy Mar 2017 #5

That's a frightening, but very accurate comparison Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #6

donnie's little army spanone Mar 2017 #7

And it's not like he's doing these things in secret, he loves any and all publicity! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #8

Looks like others have learned ProudLib72 Mar 2017 #10

I want to see the spin on this - he wasn't a "terrorist" or even trespassing. So now.. George II Mar 2017 #11

Funny how cops and soldiers always have work superpatriotman Mar 2017 #12