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quakerboy

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30. in my humble opinion

Reply to reACTIONary (Reply #23)

Sat Jan 31, 2026, 06:15 PM

21 hrs ago

Democracy can not tolerate or coexist with an unaccountable secret police loyal only to a person or party and not to the nation

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This Funding Bill is Pointless [View all] angrychair Thursday OP

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

ABOLISH ICE is now the moderate position leftstreet Thursday #2

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

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

The Homeland Security Act and the Patriot Act needs to be repealed Blue Full Moon Thursday #5

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

Fuck axeleod angrychair Thursday #8

Exactly mvd Thursday #16

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

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

I agree with you Pototan Thursday #9

There is a difference angrychair Thursday #13

A majority of Americans also support... reACTIONary Friday #18

Surveys support the position angrychair Friday #20

Surveys also support immigration enforcement... reACTIONary Friday #26

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

Since you're so interested in language choie Friday #29

Maybe Unlawful Immigrants? "Undocumented" is... reACTIONary 2 hrs ago #35

do or die quakerboy Thursday #11

In my humble opinion... reACTIONary Friday #23

in my humble opinion quakerboy 21 hrs ago #30

Well, I wasn't going to mention it, but since you brought it up again... reACTIONary 21 hrs ago #32

That is the norm. quakerboy 12 hrs ago #33

This sort of organization? reACTIONary 4 hrs ago #34

ICE is the latter quakerboy 22 min ago #36

Sadly agree. I also put "Medicare for All" in that category, much as I appreciate Bernie generally AZJonnie Friday #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 Thursday #7

Ice has only existed since 2003 angrychair Thursday #10

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

And CBP did that job angrychair Friday #19

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

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

ice is not legitimate quakerboy 21 hrs ago #31

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

They should at least try angrychair Thursday #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 Friday #28