Salamence@lemmy.zip to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months agoWe have been calling for the abolition of DHS since 2003. Liberals are just waking up now.lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWe have been calling for the abolition of DHS since 2003. Liberals are just waking up now.lemmy.zipSalamence@lemmy.zip to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10508286 (Stats that show boosting ICE funding is a bipartisan policy)
minus-squaredreamkeeper@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI agree with your point, however it’s also frustrating how obvious it was that all the post-9/11 powers we gave the government would be abused.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThe PATRIOT Act was a fucking power grab, and obviously was in place in case a crisis came into play. No way something that couldn’t be read in that short a time before approval was written that fast.
I agree with your point, however it’s also frustrating how obvious it was that all the post-9/11 powers we gave the government would be abused.
The PATRIOT Act was a fucking power grab, and obviously was in place in case a crisis came into play. No way something that couldn’t be read in that short a time before approval was written that fast.