Red Mosquito

“This important role requires the full time attention and dedication of each member. Given the ongoing Mueller and SDNY investigations, that simply is impossible for me to do,” he wrote.

Cohen also criticized the administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the southern border, the first time he’s distanced himself from the president.

"As the son of a Polish holocaust survivor, the images and sounds of this family separation policy is heart wrenching,” Cohen wrote. “While I strongly support measures that will secure our porous borders, children should never be used as bargaining chips."

Cohen on Tuesday hired New York lawyer Guy Petrillo to represent him in a federal investigation into his business dealings.

cutuphalfdead wrote:You don't get credit for putting out a fire if you set it in the first place.

Bi_3 wrote:

jwfocker wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Annnnnnnd we’re already back to eye rolling about entire world views based on celebrity tweets.

That was an example of why we need to get the emotions in check before this gets worse. For example, an Antifa sect tweeted out a list of ICE agents names and locations this morning. We are teetering on the verge of something really bad here.

No, the past two years were littered with examples of why we needed to get the emotions out of immigration issues. Constant fear mongering has reached a level in which the discussion of people in cages has such little impact on a basic humanity/civility level that people think bringing up a celebrities tweet can deflect the issue.

You realize I am on your side here, right?

Spoiler: show

McParadigm wrote:Honest question: how do you reunite a 9 month old infant with a parent who doesn’t speak English and who may have already been deported?

(e) The Attorney General shall promptly file a request with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify the Settlement Agreement in Flores v. Sessions, CV 85-4544 (“Flores settlement”), in a manner that would permit the Secretary, under present resource constraints, to detain alien families together throughout the pendency of criminal proceedings for improper entry or any removal or other immigration proceedings.

McParadigm wrote:“We’re going to ask the courts to change their mind about the legality of indefinitely imprisoning children. Should be no problem.”

(e) The Attorney General shall promptly file a request with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify the Settlement Agreement in Flores v. Sessions, CV 85-4544 (“Flores settlement”), in a manner that would permit the Secretary, under present resource constraints, to detain alien families together throughout the pendency of criminal proceedings for improper entry or any removal or other immigration proceedings.

Bi_3 wrote:

McParadigm wrote:“We’re going to ask the courts to change their mind about the legality of indefinitely imprisoning children. Should be no problem.”

(e) The Attorney General shall promptly file a request with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to modify the Settlement Agreement in Flores v. Sessions, CV 85-4544 (“Flores settlement”), in a manner that would permit the Secretary, under present resource constraints, to detain alien families together throughout the pendency of criminal proceedings for improper entry or any removal or other immigration proceedings.

Exactly why “not this” is a bad answer.

McParadigm wrote:Happening on the House floor.

McParadigm wrote:Following up on this, I believe the immigration bills are now in trouble from a possible freedom caucus revolt, and...maybe so is Paul.

McParadigm wrote:Happening on the House floor.

McParadigm wrote:A formal petition removing him would need a majority to pass. Yes, I do believe the FC could achieve that...especially with presidential support.