▲ 1371 ▼ America is the land of the free (slrpnk.net) submitted 1 year ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 87 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) Who did they handcuff? E. Alex Padilla permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 110 points 1 year ago (2 children) A US Senator. For wanting to ask a question. Not joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] baggins@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago Insane permalink fedilink source parent [–] casmael@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) What did he want to ask permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) She said this just before: “We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city.” So it was probably related to that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Don't worry, they are setting precedent so that when the hat is on the other side they can cry about it happening to them. I've never understood how the federal government has let the individual states do everything so willy nilly?! It is absurd. It should set the base that everyone reaches or exceeds. That's what a federal government does?! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 year ago Senator Alex Padilla D-CA permalink fedilink source parent [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is having that effect where it spreads awareness by trying to suppress it. Had no idea who that was, but now I do. And now I know to support them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago He was chosen by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as Senator when she became VP, then won the following election. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) Here is an article on this situation: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-dhs-sec-kristi-noems-press-conferenc-rcna212688 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country," That's a quote from the press conference. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 110 points 1 year ago (2 children) A US Senator. For wanting to ask a question. Not joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] baggins@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago Insane permalink fedilink source parent [–] casmael@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) What did he want to ask permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) She said this just before: “We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city.” So it was probably related to that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Don't worry, they are setting precedent so that when the hat is on the other side they can cry about it happening to them. I've never understood how the federal government has let the individual states do everything so willy nilly?! It is absurd. It should set the base that everyone reaches or exceeds. That's what a federal government does?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] casmael@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) What did he want to ask permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) She said this just before: “We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city.” So it was probably related to that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Don't worry, they are setting precedent so that when the hat is on the other side they can cry about it happening to them. I've never understood how the federal government has let the individual states do everything so willy nilly?! It is absurd. It should set the base that everyone reaches or exceeds. That's what a federal government does?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (1 child) She said this just before: “We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city.” So it was probably related to that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Don't worry, they are setting precedent so that when the hat is on the other side they can cry about it happening to them. I've never understood how the federal government has let the individual states do everything so willy nilly?! It is absurd. It should set the base that everyone reaches or exceeds. That's what a federal government does?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Don't worry, they are setting precedent so that when the hat is on the other side they can cry about it happening to them. I've never understood how the federal government has let the individual states do everything so willy nilly?! It is absurd. It should set the base that everyone reaches or exceeds. That's what a federal government does?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 year ago Senator Alex Padilla D-CA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is having that effect where it spreads awareness by trying to suppress it. Had no idea who that was, but now I do. And now I know to support them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago He was chosen by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as Senator when she became VP, then won the following election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago He was chosen by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as Senator when she became VP, then won the following election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) Here is an article on this situation: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-dhs-sec-kristi-noems-press-conferenc-rcna212688 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country," That's a quote from the press conference. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country," That's a quote from the press conference. permalink fedilink source parent
