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This is genius. If you assume that the Trump Administration did this to show their base that they're serious about deporting foreigners to garner election votes
by jimbob45 6y ago
This is genius. If you assume that the Trump Administration did this to show their base that they're serious about deporting foreigners to garner election votes, then you can conclude that they've managed to do that with as much publicity as possible at virtually no cost financially.
It's likely they knew this would never go through and didn't want a knockdown drag-out fight in the courts. However, they still capitalized on a situation and should be congratulated for that, regardless of whether or not you agree with the politics.
I would hope that the DNC would learn this tactic and employ it equally as well in the future.
- dmode 6y agoYes, humans are just political pawns to be played around to pacify a voting base.
- abvdasker 6y agoAt this point the Trump admin is likely to do everything possible to try and drive the news cycle away from the pandemic. Everything the current administration does until the election should be understood through that lens.
- JaggedJax 6y agoI really hope we don't all devolve into acting like this.
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- fblp 6y agoA huge opputunity cost of this kind of behavior is further distraction from forming policy that actually improves the lives of the community.
- benrbray 6y agoI'm sorry, what? You think it's a good thing for our politicians to waste everyone's time by pushing policies they know will never pass / will be struck down in court, just to win political points? IMO this sort of thing is exactly what's wrong with the political climate right now. This sort of behavior makes it all about "us vs them" and shuts down any sort of nuanced discussion about what's best for the country.
- refurb 6y agoDude, you have no idea what happens behind closed doors. It’s absolutely a common political move to fight for something you don’t really care about and then use it as a bargaining chip to get what you do want.
- TigeriusKirk 6y agoThis happens literally all the time, and has for 35+ years I've been following politics
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- sharadov 6y agoSame with the "Muslim ban" , "DACA", its posturing but works very well with their base.