AOC 2028
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AOC for Speaker! Congress needs fixing too.
Dems would need a majority first. Then they'd have to agree to get rid of Jeffries (who has only been Minority Leader at this point and unlikely to let go without a fight).
I swear, this site is full of people who have no fucking clue how US politics works in the real world.
“I swear, this site is full of people who have no fucking clue how US politics works in the real world.”
My take away is that non-USians seem to understand politics better; generally. I know that’s a gross generalisation but the amount of US people who think “team blue” is both liberal and left wing is just sad…
Let me tell you how this little game works in the real world.
Since you mention "Dems would need a majority first". That is a large part of the act. These 'progressives' will criticise, oppose and more virtue signaling without doing anything. They propose bills knowing they will never pass. When they control everything, they simply stop proposing them. When they have to vote, they tow the party line. At least some eyes were opened when she endorsed Biden's genocide. (Not the first time she defended US/zionist warcrimes OC) She will cry "concentration camps" when Trump opens child immigrant dentention facilities. But when Joe opens them, suddenly she calls them "influx facilities".
When they control everything, they simply stop proposing them. When they have to vote, they tow the party line.
And this is based on...?
Right you just made it up.
Great way to win arguments, you answer your own questions with the answers that suits you.
i'm ready.
even have some (unofficial) campaign gear.
That took me entirely too long. I had to question why the hell you took a picture of your computer looking at this post. Presumably from your phone, which you presumably uploaded the picture from, instead of just taking a screenshot.
LOL
don't start a war of words with someone infinitely more intelligent than you are, mr homan.
Are they seriously using Czar as an official title?
How can the "free speech" party so consistently get it wrong when it comes to the First Amendment?
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
Free speech is a code for hate speech. It really is that simple.
I've always wonder why the US uses a title from Imperial Russia to refer to the heads of special activity like drug czar and border czar. No seriously, any ideas why?
Likely can’t read the Constitution because they can’t read cursive.
MAGA, "what is this, Arabic? This is America! Write in English."
conservatism is a disease that untreated will often develop into fascism
I would say conservatism unchallenged vigorously transforms into fascism.
Same for liberals
Fuck she's cool
She's fake AF. Larping as leftist.
"on her X social media account" "hosted on her Facebook page."
This person is part of the establishment.
I've seen her on Tic Tok too, she's going to where the people are.
Yes she's going where the votes are, that's what politicians do.
Right? Politicians participating in politics?? Say it ain't so!
Good? People voting for things they want? did you just describe democracy?
I hate the snidey childish way politicians talk.
Maybe AOC should tell her illegal aliens in her district on how to legally enter the country rather than to hide from ICE
Yeah! At the local monthly illegal alien meeting! Durrr.
Here's a question for you, if we have a 4th amendment, why do we have to deal with cops just knocking on doors asking for papers without a warrant? My time has no value? Can I bill them my hourly consultant rate?
Get the fuck out of here. AOC has been the only politician that I truly believe is fighting for the american people.
Fighting for the illegal aliens, maybe.
If they are already in the country then it would be pointless to describe how to enter the country.
That's where Tom Homan comes in
The guy who brought the war crime of parental separation from children to US policy. Why do you think that ruining children's lives, who would otherwise be raised in families, cared for and loved, literal babies torn from their mother's breast, is a good thing? And for what? Money? This policy is the most expensive way of doing anything, and removing immigration negatively impacts the country both as a collective and as per capita, so it's purely just ideological cruelty on an arbitrary group of people.
Secondly, the guy is a proven outright liar, who frequently quotes false and made up statistics, loves to joke about women getting raped, and regularly collaborates with listed hate groups.
Why not appoint a competent, truthful person who truly cares about helping America than someone actively trying to hurt both America and Americans?
Illegal aliens aren't Americans, and should have sought legal ports of entry.
Family separations started under President Obama as well.it is not a war crime, as we're not at war, however it is framed that way. It's more of a crime to traffick kids to another country, is it not? To endanger their lives trekking across a desert, wading through a river and climbing an 18 ft wall when all they had to do was walk to a point of entry?
You care more about these illegal aliens than the starving homeless American kids and then wonder why there's divisiveness in our country.
In case you're deliberately missing the point, they've been going after illegal aliens with a criminal history, and you can't blame Trump when they make bad decisions.
Jokes about women getting raped? So Laken Riley was a joke to you? Did you purposely miss the point just because you hate Trump so much? Is it ok for people to break our laws just out of your disdain for Trump?
illegal aliens aren't Americans
not my point. I meant hurt Americans by increasing food and cost of living expenses, reduction in farming workforce, loss of tax revenue meaning increased taxes on the poorest
edit: not to mention the social cost of witnessing raids, which are generally pretty unpopular when witnessed in person or to someone you know
"started under Obama"
by the very self same person you just lauded as doing good thing
"it's not a war crime because we're not at war"
we are at war. America has been at war 228 out of 245 years (in before "its only congress that can declare war and they haven't done that since ww2!" so the war in Iraq was not a war etc)
But also, the technical definition of war does not mean destroying families is suddenly a good thing lol
it's more of a crime to traffick kids
That's not what human trafficking is, and it's disingenuous to suggest it is. And the solution to human trafficking is not to further traffick the victims, which is the solution here.
trekking across a desert... climbing a wall
this is a fantasy and for the most part is statistically insignificant to illegal immigration. Most people drive or fly into America, and do so legally. The illegal part occurs when their paperwork expires and, as you can imagine, it is then incredibly difficult to a) reup or b) remove persons for both sides. It's hard for the person in question because of all the barriers to entry, but also they moved to the US legitimately, and now the barriers exist only to make continued life more difficult, further compounding the situation; and, it's hard for the government because there simply isn't the resources to track expiry dates let alone action deportation on the back of them.
you care more about x than y
How do you know what I care about? This conversation does not have the scope to list and stack rank an exhaustive list of all the things I care about, but you are welcome to go first.
Secondly, many of the starving homeless Americans are children of 1stG immigrants, whose lives are made worse by these policies.
Laken Riley is a joke to you?
A) when did I say that?
b) Google the numbers on who commits more violent crime - spoiler not only do immigrants commit less crime, and less severe types, but they also have an effect of reducing crime amongst Americans in their community