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Stuart G

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June 20, 2018

"Taking children from their parents" defines the Republican party..

If the leaders can stop this and reverse it in a couple of days, then maybe not........

..... If the leaders cannot stop this very soon, then this will define the Republican party. Not for a week or month, but forever. .............
..................... It is that simple.

June 19, 2018

When will Trump release the children to their parents? I say this Friday..

On Friday he will say that he releases them for the weekend as a gesture of caring.

June 19, 2018

This policy of taking children from their parents is a vicious, mean, evil, as well

as a stupid way of dealing with this problem. What Trump has said and done in the past, cannot compare with this. The arrogance and stupidity of taking children from parents goes beyond reason. Breaking up a family over misdemeanors is not just mean, it goes to the heart of what all of us consider important - our families. Trump needs to be impeached and thrown out of office for this. As soon as possible.

June 19, 2018

Instead of admitting a "mistake", Trump makes a fool of himself, FOREVER.

Yesterday, Trump could have admitted this was a "mistake" and set up a release procedure. Instead, he doubles down. If the "mistake" was admitted yesterday, there would already be relief and some children may have been reunited with their parents.

Trump has attacked the single most powerful human concept "family."

..... NOTHING IS MORE POWERFUL AN IDEA THAN our FAMILY.

Throughout human history, family is an idea that unites us all. Humans love their children. This is universal everywhere. Everyone talks about our mom and dads and our family experiences. We love our children. Our strongest love is for our children. To attack our children, and put our children in "cages" is beyond stupid. Around the world , all nations, will attack Trump. Trump will lose. Trump has lost. Trump can release the children today. Admit a "mistake" and move on. Maybe that will happen. Probably not.

June 18, 2018

About Immigrants and those who come from families of "Immigrants" (or if you know any)

...Millions of people are "immigrants" and come directly from "families of immigrants." I hope those people, those millions of people, take a good look at Trump and what he is doing. Come November, those that vote, (and there are millions) ought to think about voting straight "Democrat" up and down the voting column. Very few Republicans have took a stand against this.

...How many well known Republicans say this is wrong? Laura Bush?. .How about Republican leadership? I don't see Republican leadership taking a stand against this.

So, if you wanted your kids to be "locked up" than support the Republicans. Otherwise..sanity is with Democrats. Democrats are against this. This is wrong.

June 18, 2018

Since Trump doesn't ever apologize, & this mistake is written in stone. Good by Republican Party.

Most politicians who make mistakes, apologize and move on. That is something Trump never does. If this brings his approval down to 25 percent, will he apologize and change his mind?...Has he in the past?..Will he say, "I was wrong about this, let us reunite the children with the parents?"
. What do you think???

.Not likely. Therefore, this will be an issue for awhile (if indeed Trump does not change this, or apologize or both)...Now for most of us in this country, this is totally wrong. You cannot take kids away from their parents like this. And Trump is too stupid to know this.

If Trump does not change this, and if this is written in stone, then the Democrats have a chance to destroy the Republican party.

June 18, 2018

Republicans will have to defend Trump and taking children from parents...They can't.

Oh, they can try. "Against the law"..."illegals coming into America"....etc. etc. etc.

They can't...and they lose. This is the stupidest thing Trump has done, and most republicans know it. This is illegal and immoral. What we need to see is a swelling of resistance to this from everyone. All of us. Everyone knows this is wrong...end of comment..

June 17, 2018

Can't someone go to court, get a court order for release of children due to 5th and 6th Amendments?

.....Someone go directly to a regional federal court, or to the Supreme Court, and get the children released by court order to parents.. The detention seems to me to be ..........illegal..What crime did the children
commit that causes them to be incarcerated ????

June 17, 2018

If separation of parents from children is considered, "punishment for illegal imigartion" than..

.that punishment is illegal....why???

Sixth Amendment to the Constitution:

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.

June 17, 2018

I guess this proves that the Republican Party is party of "family values."

That is defined by, "Its Ok to Break Up the Family, by Taking Children from their Parents"

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About Stuart G

I thought I knew a lot, and I found out... how little I knew about what I know...... ..... And how much more there is to learn, if I listen and read what others have to say.
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