Dems MUST shutdown government to deal with ICE

[Eddie Haskell 60]

The only power Dems have left is to shutdown government until ICE and war powers are brought back under control. Otherwise, Dems are useless.

[leftstreet]

1. DURec

[SSJVegeta]

2. Demand a federal law reigning in ICE before any negotiations can happen.

[mr715]

4. Demand

they do a set of 50 pushups and have a Masters in Latin American Studies.

[SSJVegeta]

7. Perhaps even add 3 sets of 8 count pushups, 5 burpees -and a cerificate in accounting to the list.

[mr715]

8. And of course

no prior convictions, a robust background check, drug screenings, and a psych eval.

None of this DEI shit, just hire people that meet the requirements.

[SSJVegeta]

9. We can dream

[mr715]

3. Do not be complicit in crimes against humanity.

You are in the minority - you are not obligated to govern.

[ananda]

6. It's the only way right now.

Just do it, Dems!

[tritsofme]

10. Why do you think a government shutdown would make Republicans want to defund ICE?

[Eddie Haskell 60]

11. To wake people up

Shutdown is to wake the American people up. Let them know some powers such as tariffs and war powers must return to Congress as required by the Constitution.

[tritsofme]

23. The only thing that will happen is that federal workers won't get paid again.

Another thing Republicans don’t care about.

The government being shutdown isn’t a failure for them, it’s a victory in itself.

[Cha]

32. And Families on SNAP will Not get

Food Assistance like last time.

TY for bringing up the Fed Workers.

[maspaha]

14. A shutdown may not defund ICE...

…but, it’s at least a symbolic fight. Courage is contagious!

[PatrickforB]

15. No one said 'want.' I believe it is about forcing them to do so by opposing every single little thing they try.

They need to be opposed just like Rove, Cheney and Rumsfeld made it so the GOP opposed all we tried to do in lockstep. Every time we ever try to do some bipartisan thing, they don't agree unless they get their way anyway.

Over the last 30 years our political dialog has moved so far to the right, by design, that a centrist position in 2025 would be considered reactionary back in 1970 or even 1980. We have to STOP these people before it is too late and that window is closing rapidly. Time to grind everything to a halt and just stop it all until some concessions can be wrung from these corrupt politicians and their billionaire/Wall Street greed-lizard owners.

[orangecrush]

16. Bye

[tritsofme]

24. Adios!

[Cha]

33. Aloha!

[mysteryowl]

12. Sen. Schumer... please do the right thing this time!

Please remember you are a democrat and the people need you to step up!

[ChicagoTeamster]

13. And they'd be doing it for reasons more principled than another tax cut for billionaires at expense of working Americans

[maxsolomon]

17. DU Unrec

You're Whistin' Dixie, EH60

[drray23]

18. I fear its not going to work.

Last shutdown, ICE was considered essential and still paid.
The GOP will not cave, they are perfectly happy to let the economy crash and people lose jobs while they keep paying their goons and spreading mayhem.

Most of the stuff the government is doing now is widly unpopular, yet they don't care and do it. Why would a shutdown pressure the gop ?

[The Grand Illuminist]

19. Correct

nt

[ancianita]

20. You're right. A shutdown will likely have the opposite effect of ICE creating more chaos and suffering.

Last shutdown, ICE was considered essential and still paid.

And that's what the felon wants ahead of the midterms, to claim that he's the only one who can "fix" blue states.

[Bayard]

27. rethugs would get another long vacation

I don't think the country is ready for Shutdown II. They would probably really blame Dems this time, as some probably haven't recovered financially yet from the last one.

Come up with another way to make the point.

[Cha]

34. TY! yes We Have to Focus On Winning the

Midterms..

[W_HAMILTON]

30. Exactly. Those that think otherwise are uninformed.

[ancianita]

21. Shutting down government will not shut down ICE. This will not only not work, it will make everything else worse.

What Continues (ICE):
Enforcement & Removals: Arrests, raids, and deportations continue as normal.
Detention Operations: The system for detaining immigrants remains active.
SEVP: The program that manages international students (F-1/M-1) is funded by fees and stays open.

What Slows Down/Stops (Immigration System):
Immigration Courts (EOIR): Hearings for non-detained individuals often get postponed, creating backlogs, even if courts technically stay open.
E-Verify: The system for employers to verify work eligibility can be temporarily unavailable, suspending deadlines for new cases.
USCIS (Sometimes): While fee-funded USCIS generally stays open, processing of some non-fee-based immigration petitions can pause.

In essence, ICE's core mission of enforcement carries on, but the court system that processes cases gets backed up, leading to uncertainty for many immigrants.

You're seeing this all wrong.

[relayerbob]

22. The GOP wants to destroy the government anyway

And Trump doesn’t care about laws so hw won’t shut down ICE.

What is required a general nationwide strike.

[Samael13]

25. Yeah thats a winning platform

Let's remember what happened last time all that was accomplished was making average Americans hurt. Do you think everyday Americans are gonna accept that again they'd turn on democrats

[obnoxiousdrunk]

26. Yes

The last shutdown worked so well.

[sarisataka]

28. And how did that last shut down workout?

What makes you think another one would be any more effective?

[vapor2]

29. and remove noem

[W_HAMILTON]

31. We aren't going to remove Noem as long as Republicans are in power.