If victims don’t feel safe yet, imagine how they’ll feel when republicans freeze federal funds to sanctuary cities for things like testing rape kits. Read more

From the update: “As an agency, CBP adheres to law and policy on processing asylum claims and does not tolerate abuse of these policies.” That makes it sound like they won’t help them. They used the exact same qualifiers that Betsy Devos used with discriminatory schools. :( Read more

What is particularly troubling is that often times gay and trans detainees in immigration detention face the same types of attacks they dealt with back in their countries. One of every 500 detainees in ICE detention is transgender but they represent one fifth of all confirmed sexual assault cases in ICE facilities.

It must be extremely shitty to be trans in their original countries if they’re thinking that the (current) US is a better option.
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It has got to be terrible where they’re coming from. If you look at how our politicians and policies are being shaped in regards to the trans AND immigrant community, they’re not exactly welcoming, but they’re willing to risk it. Read more

Didn’t I see a graph the other day showing that more immigrants come from central and south American than Mexico now? At what point do we accept that there’s a full fledged humanitarian crisis going on down there? Turning them away seems like the height of cruelty. Read more

Indiana also has strict voter ID laws, so even IF a resident happens to be able to make it this select location in Marion County, they need a valid state identification for their vote to be counted. These two factors in coalition makes it incredibly unlikely for a strong minority turnout. Read more

You switched up counties there Read more

So since we’ve had a Senate and Electoral College since inception. At what point was the US a representative democracy. Makes me ponder. Read more

So is there a lawsuit in the works here? I sure as hell hope so.
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Hell. Read more

The United States can no longer claim to be a representative democracy. The Senate needs to be radically reformed or abolished. Gerrymandering needs to be destroyed. The electoral college needs to be abolished. Most importantly, all citizens must be guaranteed easy access to a secure ballot for their vote.
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I’m sure Kris Kobach and Jeff Sessions will get right on thi... Read more

I’m glad that this article, and this above-linked article from late November, are pointing a finger towards the worrisome state of franchisement in our country. Every possible voter should have equal access towards voting, and there is a lot of work to be done to actually make that ideal into reality. After Florida in… Read more

Since this is my district. I’m going to ask him. Read more

First I’d like to know if hes a democrat or just another republican-lite. Read more

Hey, this is my district!
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They recently redid Sessions’ district in one of our interminable redistricting sessions; he went from winning by 30% before 2010 to just 10% last time. This is what ideal gerrymandering is: a ton of 55/45 or 60/40 Republican districts and a handful of super-safe majority-minority Democratic districts to dilute… Read more

Why is separation of church and state now an issue when it affects them? Read more

It’s a pity they didn’t include all sports gear, or we could have had a real dangerous gang affiliate locked away.