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In reply to the discussion: Masked ICE agents might be okay, says Dem leadership [View all]
MustLoveBeagles
(15,131 posts)5. No it's not! You're wrong!
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And this is before any negotiations. They're just smacking their own selves in the ass.
Scrivener7
15 hrs ago
#51
Yeah, I was looking for the "softening" but I couldn't find much. Sounds like they all want masks off.
travelingthrulife
5 hrs ago
#69
I don't think equivocating sends the right message. Do the republicans ever equivocate like that?
Crunchy Frog
1 hr ago
#90
Sure, but these guys are signing up so they can finally use all the "Tactical" costumes
AZJonnie
12 hrs ago
#62
Yes. The leaders said it, and the two of them had to politely walk it back. Why did they say it in the first place?
Scrivener7
2 hrs ago
#81
I want everyone to understand that Dems have 100% leverage right now on DHS
Prairie Gates
18 hrs ago
#15
If ICE is indeed to be defined as "law enforcement", then they need to act like all other law enforcement.
hamsterjill
18 hrs ago
#19
Principles, Morals, even common human decency is negotiable under Trump and
Ping Tung
17 hrs ago
#22
Quick, everyone react to the headline and don't bother reading the details!
FascismIsDeath
17 hrs ago
#24
I think we should be honest, open and spell out exactly what we want from the get go, with as many details as possible.
FascismIsDeath
17 hrs ago
#27
They're murdering people in the streets. And now, thanks to our own leaders shooting us
Scrivener7
5 hrs ago
#66
You're one of those "watched too many movies" people I was talking about
FascismIsDeath
5 hrs ago
#67
No. I'm one of those people who has actually conducted negotiations and who understands the
Scrivener7
4 hrs ago
#71
No. I've had two careers. In the first I was with a company that was doing a lot of acquisitions
Scrivener7
2 hrs ago
#76
If the end result is, "follow the same protocols as regular ass police officers tend to do", its a huge difference.
FascismIsDeath
16 hrs ago
#49
Negotiations haven't even started and they're backing down. If, after they sit at the table
Scrivener7
15 hrs ago
#52
Or we could just abolish ICE and then we don't have to worry about masks
WhiskeyGrinder
17 hrs ago
#28
We will be a better Country when we have Democrats controlling the WH and Congress.
OAITW r.2.0
17 hrs ago
#29
We are not cartels, drug lords or the sort. We're everyday citizens, children being terrorized.
Deuxcents
16 hrs ago
#50
Nooooo! There is no reason for masked law enforcement other than to avoid accountability!
surfered
17 hrs ago
#40
He's technically right, but, I'm not sure the 0.01% of situations that require a mask are worth mentioning.
Oneironaut
16 hrs ago
#45
Milquetoasts will always waffle over tiny details as fascists steamroll ahead
Mysterian
16 hrs ago
#46
I don't see republicans making any concessions before negotiations begin about ICE not murdering Americans.
Scrivener7
15 hrs ago
#53
So you think they SHOULD be masked? That's what you're saying? And you're saying that, with a budget
Scrivener7
6 hrs ago
#64