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angrychair

(11,776 posts)
8. My criticism isn't about Democrats
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:38 PM
Tuesday

It's about politics as usual.

To be completely clear, I am NOT advocating violence. I don't know what the best solution is but nothing happening right now is going to fix it. The courts sure as hell are not going to fix it.
I mean the degree to which this administration is ignoring or has ignored court orders is staggering and there is literally no enforcement mechanism because the enforcement would come from DOJ and they are the people ignoring court orders (at least part in many cases. Same thing with laws like that one about the Epstein Files)

Impeachment is pointless because you don't have the votes in the Senate.

They passed a budget with massive increases in funding for ICE with Democratic Party votes.
We didn't have to do that. Nothing in that bill will compel them to bring ICE to heel because again, there is no enforcement mechanism.

The point is we have citizens that are literally being shot dead in the streets, beaten up, dragged from their homes with no warrant or explanation.
I think it's a completely fair and legitimate request for members of Congress to do more. I don't know what that is, I'm not in Congress but people need to feel like they are more engaged with the same skin in the game as the people protesting.

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HEALTHCARE PLEASE. kacekwl Tuesday #1
So, we are going to keep funding Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #2
Not only funding the Gestapo... slightlv Tuesday #7
We are giving away our only leverage again, for ..... nothing Mr. Sparkle Tuesday #3
Oh, we still get the Jack-booted thugs! ybbor Tuesday #4
Unfortunately angrychair Tuesday #5
Wait. ancianita Tuesday #6
My criticism isn't about Democrats angrychair Tuesday #8
Okay. Thanks. I hear you. ancianita Tuesday #9
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