How easy would it be to shutdown "alligator alcatraz"?

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[–] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s more complicated than that; they’ve shifted from domestic concentration camps to foreign concentration camps — so the first thing you’d have to deal with is international diplomacy.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You could divert a tiny fraction of military spending into bribes investments for these foreign countries.

    Also an important step after getting everyone home would be ruthlessly punishing anyone even slightly responsible. Otherwise you're going to get the same shit all over again.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    just shut it down, ICE work for you and the Supreme Court has given you complete immunity.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    If you're a Democrat you MUST go Throw Congress and Courts and Public Perception! If you're a REPUBLICAN you can Literally do WHATEVER you Want!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    You could pardon them.

    But they already shut down alligator Alcatraz.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Youd just sign an executive order and it'd be done. Might need to replace anybody who doesn't want to follow the order.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    As annoying as it is, you're not wrong. Donald has demonstrated that the president can effectively rule by fiat, provided they're willing to fight for whatever it is they ordered, up to and including tanking the campaigns of people in their own party. (Which Democrats have never shown a willingness to do, unless you're a socialist.)

    In order to create LASTING change, ideally, one needs Congress. That said, so much power is now invested in the presidency that you don't really need Congress for much.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Part of the problem is that you have a complicit Congress and Supreme Court. However, since the majority of Congress is the President's Party, Trump can operate in a vacuum and Congress won't push back. It also turns out that the people concerned about Supreme Court nominees were right.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    The president of the US is the head of the federal executive branch. Anything done by the executive branch, you could undo, including release people detained by the executive branch. I don't know enough details about which illegally detained people you're referring to to answer the question more completely.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    Use executive orders to undo everything. And with your last executive order, you ban all further executive orders.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I didn't know AoC was on Lemmy! Hi! Wishing you all the best.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

    Just a pedantic statement: you are posting on a world wide platform. As least, refer to which country you are talking about when asking the question. I know it’s clear from context, but it’s off-putting for all the others that are not in the US.

    Edit: on one hand, I want to apologize, I definitely came in too strong and was a bit of a duche. Sorry. On the other, I am amused at the visceral reaction I got.

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