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reACTIONary

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6. "Abolish ICE" - Yet another BS slogan....

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 10:59 PM

Jan 29

... right up there with "Defund the Police". A real loser.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-axelrod-warn-dems-against-abolish-ice-message_n_697bd2cfe4b0bb3455fbfe33

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This Funding Bill is Pointless [View all] angrychair Jan 29 OP

All true and he will move money from other programs anyway. chicoescuela Jan 29 #1

ABOLISH ICE is now the moderate position leftstreet Jan 29 #2

Not just I.C.E! Homeland Security needs to end. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 29 #3

"DHS funding is theater to make everyone feel better and feel like Congress is doing something." J_William_Ryan Jan 29 #4

The Homeland Security Act and the Patriot Act needs to be repealed Blue Full Moon Jan 29 #5

"Abolish ICE" - Yet another BS slogan.... reACTIONary Jan 29 #6

Fuck axeleod angrychair Jan 29 #8

Exactly mvd Jan 29 #16

Do you think that immigration enforcement is unnecessary? And... reACTIONary Jan 30 #24

It doesn't matter when ICE was established.... reACTIONary Jan 29 #17

I agree with you Pototan Jan 29 #9

There is a difference angrychair Jan 29 #13

A majority of Americans also support... reACTIONary Jan 30 #18

Surveys support the position angrychair Jan 30 #20

Surveys also support immigration enforcement... reACTIONary Jan 30 #26

Pre-patriot act, ice was part of the immigration and naturalization service and domestic terrorism the FBI's bailiwick. pat_k Jan 30 #27

Since you're so interested in language choie Jan 30 #29

Maybe Unlawful Immigrants? "Undocumented" is... reACTIONary Feb 1 #35

How about "scum sucking bottom feeder employers" choie Feb 1 #37

do or die quakerboy Jan 29 #11

In my humble opinion... reACTIONary Jan 30 #23

in my humble opinion quakerboy Jan 31 #30

Well, I wasn't going to mention it, but since you brought it up again... reACTIONary Jan 31 #32

That is the norm. quakerboy Feb 1 #33

This sort of organization? reACTIONary Feb 1 #34

ICE is the latter quakerboy Feb 1 #36

Thank God we have posters like you choie Feb 1 #38

Sadly agree. I also put "Medicare for All" in that category, much as I appreciate Bernie generally AZJonnie Jan 30 #22

I agree with you to a point. But you can't just abolish ICE. They do have a legitimate job that has to be done. flashman13 Jan 29 #7

Ice has only existed since 2003 angrychair Jan 29 #10

ICE in some form or other has existed as long as we have had borders. Some organization must control the border. flashman13 Jan 29 #15

And CBP did that job angrychair Jan 30 #19

At this point I don't see an iota of difference between ICE and CPB. flashman13 Jan 30 #25

We had the INS to do that job. ICE, as they are today, serve no AllyCat Jan 30 #21

ice is not legitimate quakerboy Jan 31 #31

I AGREE with you, but the Democrats will have no power to abolish ICE Jack Valentino Jan 29 #12

They should at least try angrychair Jan 29 #14

I was about to give you a REC because you were on the same path as me -- and then you veered sharply off. W_HAMILTON Jan 30 #28