What kind of a president would build a wall to keep out families dreaming of a better life? It’s a question that has been asked world over, especially after the outrage last week over migrant children at the American border. Donald Trump’s argument, one which his supporters agree with, is that the need to split […]
ICE Director Scorches Dems: ‘Go strap a gun to your hip’ Before Criticizing Border Control…
“As far as these senators and congressmen vilifying ICE and the border patrol — as you said — sir, go strap a gun to your hip. Stand on those lines,” Homan added. “[Cynthia Nixon] went to a protest yesterday about family separation on the border and then she turns around and blames ICE for it […]
Sen Kirsten Gillibrand Calls to Abolish ICE…
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) became the first senator to call for the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to be abolished during an interview on CNN with Chris Cuomo Thursday night. “I believe that it has become a deportation force,” Gillibrand stated. “And I think you should separate out the criminal justice from the immigration issues.” […]
The Crusade to Abolish ICE Is As Pathetic As it Is Misguided…
What’s the single most moronic pop song? I know that the competition for that title is stiff. Different judges will have different worthy candidates. High up in my pantheon of awfulness is John Lennon’s emetic 1971 effusion “Imagine.” Everything about the song is repulsive, starting with its dangerously faux-naive politics (do you have your air-sickness […]
New Bipartisan Bill Could Give Any President the Power to Imprison U.S. Citizens in Military Detention Forever…
ONE OF THE most outrageous acts of Barack Obama’s presidency was his failure to veto the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012. The fiscal year 2012 NDAA included provisions that appeared to both codify and expand a power the executive branch had previously claimed to possess — namely, the power to hold individuals, […]
Legislators Push for 90,000 Cheap H-2B Imported Workers…
Democratic and GOP legislators in the House and Senate are trying to import additional cheap H-2B seasonal workers, just as voters’ wages are poised to grow before November, according to industry advocates. North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis is asking for 24,000 additional imported H-2B seasonal workers — above the 66,000 allowed by law — […]
Sen Kaine Demands Release of Secret Trump War Powers Memo…
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is demanding the release of a secret memo outlining President Donald Trump’s interpretation of his legal authority to wage war. Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and the Foreign Relations committees, sent a letter Thursday night to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeking a seven-page memo the administration has kept […]
Kaine TPP After Election: ‘You Never Close the Door’…
At VMI, Sen. Tim Kaine Renews Push for War Powers Vote Against Islamic State (Starts: 55:24)…
“What could be more immoral than ordering troops to risk their lives in a war that congress is unwilling to support”…