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[–] 2 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

I'm curious to see how you think the Democrats are going to unilaterally disband ICE when the President would have to sign that law (he won't) and he could really just reorganize another bureaucracy to do the same horrific ICE shit under a different label.

Twenty five upvotes for you and what you've described is literally impossible. Congrats to the whole team.

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  • [–] 14 points 21 hours ago

    They can’t get rid of it without being able to pass legislation, but they can decide to not fund it, or just fund border protection activities exclusively. So, when their current funding runs out, new funding has to come from Congress. They can choose to just not.

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  • [–] 10 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

    Money. Remove the funding. Make them run on the smallest budget to where operations are severely hampered or outright abandoned. Pass laws that severely hamper their control and start impeaching federal judges that don’t uphold the law. At least public exposure of the corruption and consistent public lambasting of Republicans that block justice may fire people up.

    It’s not perfect, but it would do something to dampen it. It’s not going to be a light switch change. Nothing can be a light switch change. It’s easier to destroy than it is to build/fix.

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

    Pass laws that severely hamper their control

    Can't Trump simply veto any such laws?

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago

    He can, but then it can get kicked back to Congress for another vote that then requires 2/3 of the Senate and House to pass. If Republicans still don’t play ball, Dems can, and should, continue to be veeeeeeeeeery vocal about this is what the people want and once again the Rs are not governing of the people, by the people, or for the people.

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