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C. Jacobs's avatar

“Trump is unlawfully abusing his powers as an executive..." That phrase can precede any action this man has taken, or will take in the future, and be appropriate. Reporting on his regime could essentially spring from a template assuming illegality, ignoring Constitutional precedent and court rulings, filling in the details of that event in particular and it would be efficient and accurate.

47's regime has broken laws, precedents, gotten challenged, sued and lost in a mounting pile of cases. The net effect is that Congress enables him and the judicial branch can't, or won't, enforce its judgements. The apparent impotence of the country's legal system, when enforcing its rulings against anyone not in a marginalized group, is eyebrow raising and telling. It's clear it's purposely designed that way, and its architects never anticipated the Frankenstein monster they would eventually create that their 'poor folk's corral' wouldn't hold.

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Arturo Dominguez's avatar

So well said.

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Pablo Andreu's avatar

Rubio et al really have no respect for their base whatsoever. Not that I thought they did, but passing stuff off as their own assumes that their voters don't know the difference. I guess they haven't been proven wrong yet.

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Arturo Dominguez's avatar

He's seems content showing us who he really is.

He just announced they'll be targeting Chinese students and revoking visas. I just posted it in Notes. Ugh.

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Pablo Andreu's avatar

Good grief.

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Susan Martin's avatar

Is there any thinking in this administration that seems to want to rid our universities of minority students that this may cause unintended consequences? International students bring much more than diversity, which is a huge plus. They also bring money and tourists and so many other things. I think they don't have much respect for their base. Acting tough in their public statements seems to be bravado, not progress.

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Arturo Dominguez's avatar

That's what this feels like to me too. It's all show. Meanwhile, they're playing with people's lives like they're toys

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Susan Martin's avatar

I agree. This entire administration devalues any life but their own. Of course, this is not new. We have seen this throughout history all over the world. And white people in this country are shocked at the blatant hatred here, but no one else is. I pray this will awaken us to a new awareness.

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