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Carl Selfe's avatar

What we see—from lethal force to enforced impunity—is an abuse of authority and a hallmark of authoritarian governance. We will not be able to abolish ICE. We can disarm them without much trouble. We must move to disarm ICE. There is no logical reason for them to be armed. They are not ever shot at and if they were they should stop what they are doing and call the FBI, DEA, ATF or state and local police to take care of it.

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/disarm-ice?r=3m1bs

Kathleen Weber's avatar

START RIGHT NOW"

If Trump can rename cabinet positions, so can we. The Department of Homeland Security is now the Department of Domestic Warfare. After all, he told us, "The enemy is within." 

Phil Barish's avatar

It had been: “It’s The Economy Stupid.” - Now, “It’s The Elections Stupid.”

Everyone needs to keep their eyes on the ball: ICE IS AIMED AT SEIZING ELECTIONS!

All voters including conservatives inherently understand that Freedom and Elections are one and the same. With the border closed, shouldn’t all people be informed (MESSAGED) of the real plan: “ICE Is Aimed At Seizing Elections!” ??

(Voting behavior/turnout, equipment, results, and therefore, the midterms and elections thereafter.

Everyone - and those in prominent media need to voice the IMMEDIATE ALARM: “Ice Is Aimed At Seizing Elections!!” - and Do it REPEATEDLY!

James Aldridge's avatar

Perhaps we should label these armed gangs as Collectivos, as the are called in Venezuela...

Edo Amin's avatar

Ernst Fraenkel's "Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship" (1941) provided a vital part of the answer to the riddle of "how has this happened", asked by those who retroactively looked for indicators. But he was perhaps the only one to suggest that the operation of the legal system is an indicator.

Steven Ehrman's avatar

What a silly title. I sure won't be reading the rest.

Berny Belvedere's avatar

What's silly about it?