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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTweet from Rep. Joe Kennedy
Link to tweet
(the whole page shows up if you follow the link)
Link to ACLU's advice
https://www.acluaz.org/en/know-your-rights-if-ice-agents-show-your-door
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)Welcome to AmeriKKKa!!!
& recommend.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I for my country! How can this be happening in "the home of the free"?
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)registered and certified (*) Republicans.....
(*) requires minimum of 1,000 hours watching Faux News and 500 hours listening to Limbaugh (silver star level).
In many ways, some Rethugs I know actually behave that way. Anyone outside their klan is alien.....
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I have several people in my family. My youngest brother and I are outcasts without any redemption in their eyes. Liberal hate runs rampant. I have stopped trying to reunify my family, it is an effort in futility.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)although I don't think we ever can completely detach emotionally from family.
The ones I deal with are adult children of a dear friend who is very seriously ill and we're forced to work together to help with her affairs. They're reasonably pleasant when they want something from me, but isolationist and aloof jerks otherwise.
As a 71 year old man, it seems I would garner an ounce of respect from these people, considering I've helped their mother for 30 years while they were mostly out of state. But hell no, and I'm sure it's because they know I'm a Democrat, they act as if they're too good to speak casually and under rarely will ask me info on how her business has be executed in the past (which would save them time and money). They seem obligated by THE FORCE to do everything from within their bubble of right-wing friends and associates - and with the constant assistance of social media and the internet.
I can clearly see that horrible attitude and elitist behavior in their politicians as well, and they're supposed to be public servants.
Sorry for the rant, but that's just how annoying and disrespectful many of them around us have become....
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)I understand.
Blecht
(3,803 posts)They lived long and relatively happy lives, but they were always bigoted. The last twenty-five years of their lives were under the shadow of the right-wing hate machine -- the only thing that stopped the hate was death (father in 2015, mother in 2018).
Most memories I have of them over the last quarter century are of them spewing some kind of hate, so I really don't miss them.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)The memories of growing up with my siblings does not bring happy memories in later years. So sad that families are being torn apart.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)spanone
(135,873 posts)sandensea
(21,664 posts)But in all likelihood, Cheeto's given them orders (or tacit approval) to break down doors, dictatorship style, before any of these people could ask the first question.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)They will use any means possible to scare them into giving themselves into authorities too. Can you imagine hiding and not even knowing the language and then you hear them yelling at you and showing their guns through your cracked door or window? They have no idea what is legal and what they can and can't do and remain within their rights.
sandensea
(21,664 posts)Cheeto's idea of playing to the base, is harassing people the base doesn't like.
The very antithesis of what America was supposed to be about.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)sandensea
(21,664 posts)I'm inclined to believe it.
Either him, or some other degenerate despot (Rome's Tiberius comes to mind).
dchill
(38,532 posts)sandensea
(21,664 posts)The incest. Dead giveaway.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The more I know about him, the more I can believe he molested his own daughter. What a disgusting pig!
sandensea
(21,664 posts)i.e. with almost no self-control at all - except of course when someone's either bribing or extorting him.
Then he's a good boy again.
"You see? He is gud boy."
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)but at least Kennedy tried. Coming from a Member of Congress gives the advice more credibilty though I wish he had also posted it in Spanish.
sandensea
(21,664 posts)He did the right thing - as he so often does.
And great idea on the Spanish translation. I hope he picks it up.
(I'm fluent in Spanish, and would be honored to help with that - but I'm sure he's got someone on it already)
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)and added it as a response on Kennedy's twitter thread.
sandensea
(21,664 posts)Those poor people.
Not that the First Hooker, and her chain-migrant family, ever have to worry about such inconveniences.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)sandensea
(21,664 posts)The boy that changed world history - but unfortunately (and of course unintentionally) for the worse.
As you may know, Cuban-Americans were trending Democratic as the Clinton years progressed.
And why not? The economy was improving year by year, they were getting fed up with all the bigotry from Republicans - and they were finally starting to realize the GOP was stringing them along on the Castro issue.
("We'll get rid of him this time, if you'll support us" - then four years later: "This time we'll get'er done, we promise..."
All that changed with that one incident.
And but for that, we would've had President Gore.
No 9/11; no 20-year wars; no wild military spending; no massive debt; no 2008 bankster heist; no great recession.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)2naSalit
(86,775 posts)they go hand in hand with concentration camps.
Farmer-Rick
(10,207 posts)Are they going to raid the Mansions with maids and gardeners and drivers? Are they going to raid Tyson and my local slaughter houses filled with 100s of people from other countries speaking spanish? Are they going to raid the tomatoes fields filled with migrant workers?
If so, then they should raid the white house. There is this funny talking, sex worker who brought her parents over from a foreign country. She's from another country and lied about her accomplishments to get in to perform for her employer. Then she brought over her patents. I'm sure she performs her duties well for Trump but she's still an illegal alien. Lock her up, lock her up......I really don't care (if she ends up in a pen) do you?
Lock the naked first lady up too. She is an illegal too.
disndat
(1,887 posts)that Trump has illegals working at his various hotel and golf properties.
I hope the media will go after Trump's illegal helps first and expose
his hypocrisy.
retread
(3,763 posts)"Know Your Rights"
This is a public service announcement
With guitar
Know your rights all three of them
Number 1
You have the right not to be killed
Murder is a CRIME!
Unless it was done by a
Policeman or aristocrat
Know your rights
And Number 2
You have the right to food money
Providing of course you
Don't mind a little
Investigation, humiliation
And if you cross your fingers
Rehabilitation
Know your rights
These are your rights
Wang
Know these rights
Number 3
You have the right to free
Speech as long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it.
Know your rights
These are your rights
All three of 'em
It has been suggested
In some quarters that this is not enough!
Well..............................
Get off the streets
Get off the streets
Run
You don't have a home to go to
Smush
Finally then I will read you your rights
You have the right to remain silent
You are warned that anything you say
Can and will be taken down
And used as evidence against you
Listen to this
Run
cannabis_flower
(3,765 posts)That they can't be going after Temporary Protected Status holders who have deportation orders. TPS is supposed to stop deportation until TPS runs out. Hopefully my husband is safe for now.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)they go ahead and knock your door down and arrest you for resisting arrest.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Knocking down doors are ok because Miller and the other racist assholes say it is ok. Barr will support this as well.
FM123
(10,054 posts)Vegas Roller
(704 posts)I admire Joe Kennedy for this tweet.
I think they will arrest a handful and deport them and then Trump will say he deported "millions." His stupid base will eat it up.
drray23
(7,637 posts)They will burst down the door and arrest them. Trump has emboldened ICE to act like gestapo. We already see that in the internment camps on the border.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Of course the Jews were German citizens, but still, democracies don't behave this way.