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RainCaster

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3. I would like to see DHS abolished

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:17 AM

11 hrs ago

Return all their agencies to their former homes. The Coast Guard returns to Defense, ICE is shutdown entirely and CBP returns to DOJ control. The whole DHS plan was a feel good moment for W after 9-11. It was purely reactionary and served as a power grab for the GOP.

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The Rot Goes Deeper Than ICE [View all] Zorro 12 hrs ago OP

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Thank you for the gift link! CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #2

The full article is well worth your time. flashman13 9 hrs ago #9

I would like to see DHS abolished RainCaster 11 hrs ago #3

The Coast Guard was always part of the Department of Transportation before DHS came along Ray Bruns 10 hrs ago #4

That makes more sense to me RainCaster 3 hrs ago #12

A very small percent of DUers MAY have thought BidenRocks 9 hrs ago #8

DHS Re-imagined gfarber 10 hrs ago #5

DURec leftstreet 10 hrs ago #6

If you want securIty from foreign actors swong19104 10 hrs ago #7

What punishment? 90-percent 6 hrs ago #11

It's the Republican Party. We need to keep making that point every chance we get. CaptainTruth 9 hrs ago #10

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