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I’m sorry what prevented the Dems from passing legislation in 2009 or 2021?
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Posted by bigbop85
on October 5, 2023, 16:04:47, in reply to "
What are you talking about?
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I’ll hang up and listen.
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Biden Admin. Waives Dozens of Federal Laws to Build New Border Wall
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gullit
October 5, 2023, 9:53:52
Wow, deportation flights to Venezuela will resume
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 16:49:48
Bad time for Miggy Cabrera to quit working*
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HamptonSki
October 5, 2023, 16:58:22
Also...(and I could be wrong) but for all the caterwauling about assylum seakers...
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haighter
October 5, 2023, 14:21:09
Dems and moderate Republicans have been trying to do this going back to W in the 2000s
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 14:43:26
Lol, yes it’s just the GOPs fault you hack*
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 15:53:20
It’s absolutely the Republican Party’s fault you illiterate dolt *
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ATL
October 6, 2023, 6:53:49
Which Dem policies do you blame? *
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doubledown
October 5, 2023, 16:07:20
? Legislation is proposed all the time
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 14:25:06
Dems have held both congress and executive office multiple times since W
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 15:56:11
What are you talking about?
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 16:00:47
I’m sorry what prevented the Dems from passing legislation in 2009 or 2021?
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 16:04:47
Get someone to read this to you.
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doubledown
October 5, 2023, 16:11:08
Have you ever heard of the filibuster?
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 16:10:15
Wait so the Dems didn’t have a filibuster proof majority in 2009?*
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 16:45:33
They did for some months and they used it to focus on dealing with the 2008 recession
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 16:55:34
Oh so they did? Thanks*
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 17:04:44
lol good lord
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 17:18:45
I’m blaming both parties, it’s both of their faults
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 22:17:31
It’s because the people that whine and bitch about the “uniparty”
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 16:18:47
why do you do this?*
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suburbanmyth
October 5, 2023, 16:17:26
And immigration more than any other issue fueled Trump’s candidacy, especially early on
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DT
October 5, 2023, 15:00:14
Honestly Trump had the opportunity to do immigration
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 15:01:25
Yea...I suppose it's naive of me to wish that someone would cleanly offer...
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haighter
October 5, 2023, 14:27:46
Immigration is a hot button topic
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CanHartlebHireSnider
October 5, 2023, 14:35:06
Meaning "does not take an amendment" to correct / remedy...
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haighter
October 5, 2023, 14:37:16
Slightly annoying, but whatever. Just give me more legal immigration. MOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEE!*
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reggiedunlop
October 5, 2023, 12:27:26
Feels political-y to try and swing right-leaners.*
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 12:21:11
It’s really bad and going to get much worse. This is a direct reponse*
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LeatherneckIllini
October 5, 2023, 13:58:53
Gee gosh wonder why?*
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 15:43:39
There's plenty of center people who he needs to persuade who would be persuaded by this
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:23:02
That's basically who I'm referring to... swing voters who may be inclined to go the other way*
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 14:39:08
1. I'm not opposed to a wall, but I'm not sure it's going to be that helpful given that most people
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:12:46
There are places in the border that need a wall, especially high traffic urban areas…
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LeatherneckIllini
October 5, 2023, 13:56:30
Why take the time to look at the push or pull for why this is all happening...
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KingTalkyTiki
October 5, 2023, 12:25:02
I will say this, it’s really bad down there and likely going to get much worse*
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LeatherneckIllini
October 5, 2023, 13:58:08
I used to be a crack down on the employers guy but frankly, the issue is that we have jobs that
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:29:42
how many of those would be unfilled at $25 or $30? it's not easy work. pay the people! *
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ghost_of_clt
October 5, 2023, 12:40:25
Solution. Take a page from China’s playbook and invest in Central America & northern South America*
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timmer
October 5, 2023, 12:20:02
The GR dude said as much. Clean up the messes in those countries was his solution
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:21:40
It's almost like some people in politics really have no interest in solving the actual problem...
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KingTalkyTiki
October 5, 2023, 12:28:32
us cleaning up the messes in other countries is a political loser. *
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VIV
October 5, 2023, 12:27:52
And literally never works either*
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John Coctostan
October 5, 2023, 12:32:30
Yeah.*
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:30:16
and we've got plenty of shit to clean up here. *
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VIV
October 5, 2023, 12:42:28
Two things: first, you won't solve the immigration problem that way and second,
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:44:20
It's all this. We've had a wall. For a long time.
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JFG
October 5, 2023, 12:17:06
this is gonna be a real sweating-guy-deciding-which-button-to-press story for some people.
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VIV
October 5, 2023, 10:20:41
Hell yeah VIV! Build the wall!*
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bigbop85
October 5, 2023, 15:58:22
i'm pro wall in the sections where it makes sense,
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VIV
October 5, 2023, 16:19:51
I'm here for it*
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illini21
October 5, 2023, 10:29:47
California has their own border wall. That's why we never hear Californians
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Warrin'_Illini
October 5, 2023, 10:28:41
That wall is to keep Californians out of Mexico. And they got the US to pay for it!*
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Illiniphil
October 5, 2023, 14:16:36
Yes - it's clearly visible from the 8 driving from Yuma towards SD.*
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uofi1998
October 5, 2023, 12:21:41
Interesting but the Texas border is much longer.*
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gullit
October 5, 2023, 12:15:28
Seems very non-Texas-bootstrappy to get help from the federal government*
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:18:44
In contrast, Texans looking for a federal handout*
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ATL
October 5, 2023, 12:09:00
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