Politics Thread

[Geronimo]

I see in the Chicago Tribune that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent an airplane full of 355 (!!) migrants to Rockford IL's airport since he needs permission to use O'Hare.
And to work around similar limiations in New York, he sent his latest fleet of buses to New Jersey, where 397 migrants were dropped off in at least 4 different cities.

I understand that border security is a real issue, but this is clearly abusive, ongoing and political, using actual humans as pawns.

Serious question: What is it that prevents Gov. Greg Abbott from being arrested for human trafficking?

How are these governors any more meaningfully making pawns of these people than Biden does? What does the it even mean to make political pawns of people and how is it bad from the pawn's point of view in general?

[Berzerker]

the word means to expel, Australia and Georgia(?) were founded by citizens deported by Britain

[Ming]

To another country... Last time I checked, California, Illinois, and New York are all part of the same country as Texas.

[Berzerker]

I dont think deportation requires a ticket to wherever they came from, just expulsion

If US law doesn't allow Texas to deport people back across the border then we'll find out if it allows deporting them to other states. I think Congress will be in charge of making that decision given the interstate implications.

[Ming]

He's the state CEO with prisons full of people... are deportations human trafficking?

Gee... deportation is sending illegals back where they come from, and by definition, ANOTHER COUNTRY.
Last time I checked, Texas is one of the United States, and not a sovereign nation.

[-Jrabbit]

Thanks for repeating the question.

[Berzerker]

He's the state CEO with prisons full of people... are deportations human trafficking?

[-Jrabbit]

I see in the Chicago Tribune that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent an airplane full of 355 (!!) migrants to Rockford IL's airport since he needs permission to use O'Hare.
And to work around similar limiations in New York, he sent his latest fleet of buses to New Jersey, where 397 migrants were dropped off in at least 4 different cities.

I understand that border security is a real issue, but this is clearly abusive, ongoing and political, using actual humans as pawns.

Serious question: What is it that prevents Gov. Greg Abbott from being arrested for human trafficking?

[Geronimo]

He believes that snipers shooting innocent people to frame a politician is a "coup" and that any duly appointed or even duly elected leadership that replaced such a framed politician constitutes a part of that "coup". In light of that are you really surprised that his definition of "insurrection" would be subject to his political rhetorical convenience?

[Berzerker]

In the interest of a speedy resolution the DoJ wont proceed with a 2nd trial for Sam Bankman Fried on charges of bribery and illegal campaign donations

a bipartisan cheer could be heard in Congress

[Berzerker]

Assange leaked an email from Citigroup to John Podesta with 'suggestions' for Obama's cabinet

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/201.../wiki-o15.html

damn near every one of them got the jobs

"Froman’s list proved remarkably prescient. As it proposed, Robert Gates, a Bush holdover, became secretary of Defense; Eric Holder became attorney general; Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security; Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff; Susan Rice, United Nations ambassador; Arne Duncan, secretary of Education; Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services; Peter Orszag, head of the Office of Management and Budget; Eric Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Melody Barnes, chief of the Domestic Policy Council.

For the highly sensitive position of secretary of the Treasury, three possibilities were presented: Robert Rubin and Rubin’s close disciples Lawrence Summers and Timothy Geithner. Obama chose Geithner, then president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Geithner, along with Bush Treasury Secretary (and former Goldman Sachs CEO) Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, had played the leading role in organizing the Wall Street bailout."

[Ming]

No... Trump only told them all to come... Riled them up with lies... told them to march on the capital... Stop the steal
Epps was just there, and waved some people into the building... just another Maga Moron.
But feel free as usual to defend Trump, and not hold him responsible for something he put together.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

[Berzerker]

Trump didn't tell people to invade the building, Epps did

[Berzerker]

Julian Assange is accused by the federal government of illegally obtaining information
A federal judge has ruled Mike Pompeo and various players can be sued for illegally obtaining information

The CIA is accused of bypassing the 4th Amendment by having contractors take digital data from Assange, his lawyers, journalists, doctors, and visitors. Only a kangaroo court will convict Assange now if it happened.

Do you trust these people with our Bill of Rights?

[-Jrabbit]

No. Napolitano was a NJ Superior Court judge -- NOT the state Supreme Court.
Also, re SCOTUS -- not really. The only evidence that Andrew Napolitano was ever on the short list for SCOTUS is a claim by Napolitano himself.
Not saying he isn't a bright guy, but really, he's just another Fox News personality with a law degree.