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As an experiment... you know, for deterrence value
Walter Shaub @waltshaub 11h11 hours agoAs an experiment, let’s take away the children of every Mar-a-Lago member and Trump hotel guest who J-walks, litters, speeds, fails to come to a complete stop, discharges a firearm in city limits, commits adultery, or drinks in public — you know, for deterrence value.
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes
BREAKING: According to internal CBO documents obtained by @allinwithchris, from June 3-11, fully ***91%*** of parents being prosecuted at the border and forcibly separated from their children are being prosecuted for a *misdemeanor.*
twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1007788427511779328
Walter Shaub @waltshaub 2h2 hours ago
Citing deterrence as a basis for the atrocities at the border is an admission that the goal is terror. Citing Romans 13 is to emulate the German Nazis, slaveholders and South Africa’s supporters of apartheid. This is reminiscent of the Japanese internment camps we set up in WWII.
