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BainsBane

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62. Yes, and for all the talk about corporations

Mon Sep 4, 2017, 10:18 PM

Sep 2017

Have we seen any effort to curb corporate interests? Any proposal? What have we seen: arguments that the party should back away from civil rights and reproductive rights, and efforts to restrict the franchise in the primary process. And of course systematically targeting every person of color and woman in public office.

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788,000 people who grew up in American now have to leave [View all] BainsBane Sep 2017 OP

We knew what was at stake ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #1

The white nationalist trend in politics BainsBane Sep 2017 #6

Also sickening ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #10

+1 yes it has been ... lunasun Sep 2017 #34

How about we keep the 788,000 good Americans ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #2

I vote for your idea !!! I love it ! fierywoman Sep 2017 #3

works for me BainsBane Sep 2017 #4

I like that idea! n/t Different Drummer Sep 2017 #7

Yup Doreen Sep 2017 #45

I would give generously to any entity that promised that. VOX Sep 2017 #51

So sad. I feel sick about it. But it's not all over for the Dreamers. Hortensis Sep 2017 #52

Fantastic idea! smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #53

++++++++++ JHan Sep 2017 #61

republicans passed a poison pill Achilleaze Sep 2017 #5

There is this. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #8

Oh my leftstreet Sep 2017 #9

Yup. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #15

Great start! I can't believe this will be allowed to go through. nt R B Garr Sep 2017 #12

Dunno. Maybe... sheshe2 Sep 2017 #14

I meant ending DACA. I definitely hope Obama speaks out. R B Garr Sep 2017 #19

I don't think this will happen. panader0 Sep 2017 #20

The mechanism is customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #22

Unfortunately, DACA itself made it trivially easy. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #32

Yes, I guess it's just a performance for him. An internet troll shock jock R B Garr Sep 2017 #40

They are already rounding immigrants up BainsBane Sep 2017 #44

From what I read... sheshe2 Sep 2017 #26

That is a great synopsis ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #29

Thank you ism. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #35

What a shame, then. I thought someone like Mattis could help with the insanity. R B Garr Sep 2017 #37

I think we are on our own. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #39

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #13

And Trump is counting on this customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #21

This is just utter insanity. I wonder if someone will put a stop to this like R B Garr Sep 2017 #11

Maybe Repubs in both houses will get off their butts and legislate protections for Dreamers tblue37 Sep 2017 #16

It would be interesting to see those negotiations customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #23

There are a lot of DACA students at my school. Coventina Sep 2017 #17

Trump sees it as: "788,000 Democratic voters who grew up......" WinkyDink Sep 2017 #18

Of course they CAN'T vote, and DACA does not offer a path to citizenship. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #24

I suspect, once we see nearly a million people start getting forcibly rounded up on TV... Akoto Sep 2017 #25

Everything this administration has done is a disaster. Initech Sep 2017 #28

They've already been rounding people up BainsBane Sep 2017 #43

Bernie or bust liquid diamond Sep 2017 #27

What a big bust. betsuni Sep 2017 #46

It is awful, but I know that Canada and hopefully the EU will step in and provide citizenship Not Ruth Sep 2017 #30

People are going to start to fight Johnny2X2X Sep 2017 #31

Trump is determined to reverse everything the USA stands for. lpbk2713 Sep 2017 #33

this is what those who refused to support Clinton wanted. they WANTED Trump to win JI7 Sep 2017 #36

Without a question BainsBane Sep 2017 #42

It was about a WHITE AMERICA. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #59

6 months puts him about a year after his start,any chance that this goes in a bill as poison pork? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #38

He did want to tie it to the Wall BainsBane Sep 2017 #41

K&R betsuni Sep 2017 #47

fuck you drumpf IAMSPARTICUS Sep 2017 #48

I think you mean 'grate'. pansypoo53219 Sep 2017 #49

Even Paul Ryan is opposed to ending it. Maybe the Orange A-hole is counting on Congress Vinca Sep 2017 #50

Sen Al Franken: There were "a lot of things that ultimately Hillary did wrong." BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #54

Hillary wasn't perfect, so of course they had to vote for a fascist BainsBane Sep 2017 #58

I rarely use this but "BOOM!" JHan Sep 2017 #60

Yes, and for all the talk about corporations BainsBane Sep 2017 #62

The identity politics schtick was complete bullshit: JHan Sep 2017 #65

So you don't agree with Senator Franken, then? Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #64

None of which even begins to explain why she underperformed with key Democratic constituencies BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #66

Several problems with easy analyses like that JHan Sep 2017 #73

BAINSBANE FOR PRESIDENT! betsuni Sep 2017 #70

Everything that Bainsbane just said. nt stevenleser Sep 2017 #63

No, that's not what it "sounds like." What it sounds like is a ridiculous double standard. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #72

everything that has happened since trump been elected is the consequence of beachbum bob Sep 2017 #55

HRC WAS NOT the "lesser of 2 evils". That was a moniker the media pinned on her. Fla Dem Sep 2017 #57

I don't think BB Jamaal510 Sep 2017 #71

this isnt over yet... samnsara Sep 2017 #56

I still don't see how they can do this Generic Other Sep 2017 #67

We have to pressure congress to authorize DACA BainsBane Sep 2017 #68

If one wanted endless media coverage to make the US look really bad Generic Other Sep 2017 #69