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Democrats will allow full ICE funding in budget bill (www.wsws.org)

submitted 3 days ago by sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The American Prospect reported that several Democrats in closely contested districts would be voting for the ICE appropriation. “They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement,” an unnamed source told the liberal magazine. “They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

WTF? They're concerned that voting AGAINST funding ICE would hurt their reelection? Who are they trying to impress? The 16% that think ICE is doing a good job? They should be concerned about the 84% that thinks they're going to far!

“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement,”

Any Dem that is thinking like that needs to go. ICE isn't "law enforcement," they are feral hyenas, preying on our nation. They are the Homeland Security version of DOGE, and they are a scourge on our nation. Any candidate that can't make that case to their constituents, who are AGAINST ICE, is too stupid and ineffective to be a Representative. They are far more concerned about their own survival, than the survival of America. Primary them out.

We know that MAGA is destroying America, so any Dem that isn't actively resisting them is complicit. This shouldn't even be a thing. EVERY vote on a MAGA issue is an automatic, across the board NO, by EVERY single Democrat. No exceptions should be tolerated. This is a political war, and it is imperative that Dems be as united as the MAGAs have been for years.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 1 day ago

Politics is a career choice for most of them. There is not an ounce of actual politics behind their performativity.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 2 days ago

They're doing what their owners pay them to do.