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Irene Finn's avatar

The Democrats need to stick to their guns. And don't let the gop blame anyone but themselves for the chaos that happens. Sick of this bullshit from the Trump party. He could break an anvil. They need to compromise.

Shelia Mcbride's avatar

This is Trump....my way or the highway and screw Americans. Childish, petty and extremely harmful.

Nadine Collins's avatar

Absolutely! The world knows the truth! Democrats hold the line!!

sstrek's avatar

ICE heading to polling places next. Getting paid to do Trumps bidding. Total losers…

Irene Finn's avatar

He's turning this country into something like Orwell's 1984. And he has people that are clearly ok with it. Do they actually think the Democrats are the only ones that'll have to adhere to this bee-ess? It'll fall on the entire country.

Lorraine Parish's avatar

every blue state governor needs to put their National Guard on alert beginning in October so the evil monster can't Federalize them in November

Andras Boros-Kazai's avatar

Great at spelling, too!

Carol Zeroual's avatar

Ice are a bunch of losers who get off on hurting people

Judy Croft Barkume's avatar

I won’t being flying anywhere until TSA agents are back doing their job and being paid, with full back pay. Period. I wonder how many airlines will go bankrupt?? Will it be worth Trump’s little tantrum - You pass my horrible Save Act or else. He knows he can’t win a fair election because he hasn’t done anything he promised to do.

Shelia Mcbride's avatar

Yet somehow Magas still follow him...waiting for a bone?

Lorraine Parish's avatar

who cares they're hopeless

Lorraine Parish's avatar

let them go bankrupt, another nail in trump's coffin. whatever it takes to bring him down flying included.

Nita Uno's avatar

He did promise to be a dictator. Promise kept. Ugh

371057's avatar

Project 2025 explicitly calls for TSA to be privatized but it cannot happen until unionized TSA agents are eliminated.

So they defund DHS, agents without pay will quit, airport security breaks down / massive delays, send ICE to "help", push the narrative that

this crisis requires privatization (framed as no cost to taxpayers), private contractors come in, TSA unions are eliminated and ICE becomes a permanent presence in American airports.

Bonus: ICE creates chaos as they squat in our airports, riots breakout, mayhem. Giving Trump the civil unrest he needs to stop elections. All of this chaos is by design.

Shelia Mcbride's avatar

You so nailed it but Magas just can't see beyond today and are sure Trump will make them happy and maybe even get to visit the gold ballroom!

Paul McElveen's avatar

DAMN STUPID LOAD OF SHIT REPUBLICANS Richard Nixon, (TRICKY DICK) Gerald Ford Pardoning Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan George Bush, George W. Bush and THAT DAMN ARROGANT, SEDITIOUS RANCID STINKING, STUPID, TOXIC, TREASONOUS UGLY, UNAMERICAN, UNAUTHROIZED, UNCIVLIZED, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, UNDEMOCRATIC, UNETHICAL, UNLAWFUL, UNQAULIFIED, UNREASONABLE, UNSTABLE, UNTALENTED, UESLESS communist fascist, nazi RAW PILE OF SEWAGE SHIT Donald J. Trump "Dumpy Trumpy" FIRE ALL THE DAMN REPUBLICANS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!

Diane Lee's avatar

Perfectly said 👌. Raw sewage sums it up 💯🎯

Eva Sonnier's avatar

I’m sure this is well published and documented overseas. Wonder how many tourists, who still planned a trip to the United States, have cancelled their plans completely? Nobody wants to go through this hassle voluntarily.

Carletta Starks's avatar

Actually, the real reason Republicans won't negotiate is because they have been instructed not to accept anything but full compliance, including federal control of elections. Everything else is just a straw horse. tRump cannot win the midterms unless he can control who and who does not vote. Remember Karoline Leavitt saying they want to make sure "the right people are voting."

Lauren Tyson's avatar

Good, succinct article. Thank you.

Elaine Kokoska's avatar

I believe this is Chapter 5 in the Project 2025 fascist playbook...

Greg Gumina's avatar

Great article/assessment of: what's really going on, how we've been dealing with it, and what we can do to help the American people when it's all over. Keep up the great work.

Shelia Mcbride's avatar

Trump's need to WIN at everything even if it hurts Americans is surely affecting Magas also. But, since Trump is only concerned about WINNING AT ALL COSTS...he will do whatever it takes to be the boss of our country, keep his perceived image of a tough guy, and his gang need their power and money so .....here we are America.

Roy Robles's avatar

We have the power to stop ICE by declaring it a "Domestic Terror Organization" as defined by the Federal Government. Below is their definition:

Domestic Terrorism: Overview of Federal Criminal Law and Constitutional Issues

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CRS Product Type: Reports

CRS Product Number:     R46829

Topics:     Homeland Security & Emergency Management; Justice & Law Enforcement

Publication Date: 07/02/2021

Authors:    Berris, Peter G.; Foster, Michael A.; Gaffney, Jonathan M.

Federal statute defines domestic terrorism as:

[A]ctivities that--

(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

(B) appear to be intended--

(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and

(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.[4]

Step up and stop ICE for good for all Americans, demand legislation declaring ICE a "State supported Domestic Terrorist Organization" and help save us from their abuses, kidnappings and summery executions.

Judith's avatar

If Democrats don’t agree to his demands, he’s going to send ICE agents into airports to handle security and start making arrests.

Sounds like a threat to me.

If someone threatens me, do I have the right to go to the POLICE for my safety? When anyone threatens our senate or congress (they work for us). So.....by ALL RIGHTS, "We the People" are being threatened. We all need to go to our local police station and make a complaint.

"I AM BEING THREATENED BY DONALD J. TRUMP."

Charles Romer's avatar

Very well laid out column. The Republicans are not going to know what hits them in November. No wonder they’re trying so hard to rig the election.

Thomas Thompson's avatar

I haven't heard anything about the Trump/Dejoy conspiracy to wreck the post office for quite some time. Today I went to the post office to complain that a package I've been expecting for three weeks and was tracked to the next town last week, has not arrived. They tracked it using the number I provided and told me it had been returned to Kansas City [220 miles] and was now on its way to Minnesota! I can remember when it was not this way! Pre-Trump!

Paula Dean's avatar

Actually, Republicans DID agree to fund the agencies other than Border Patrol/ICE. Our utterly insane potus said "no". And now he's decided that nothing gets passed before the SAVE Act.

Roseann Duchon's avatar

Every American needs to go to INDIVISIBLE.org and REGISTER to attend the “NO KINGS” protests across the country this SATURDAY, March 28th near you. WHY register? It’s to be able to achieve the 3.5% rule. That rule states that when 3.5% of any country’s population (12 MILLION in the US), comes out in protest against an authoritarian regime in power, it sets up the dynamics for regime change. It signals that the mass population OBJECTS and demands change. It overwhelms those in power. We, the PEOPLE must show that we have the numbers on our side and we are demanding change. We will VOTE OUT every single MAGA complicit. Republicans are showing us who they are. Do you think private jets are subject to those long security lines? We are living in an autocratic oligarchy where the chaos and deprivations are NOT affecting those billionaires in this country. Thank you Brian for showing the comparison between the 2 parties and just WHO cares.