• Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    Fuck you Chris Van Hollen for making a trip just to get votes later and if that is not the case then why the fuck could not just have given a ride

    Sure that private jet you flew in on had the space and bet your in flight meal is better than his gulag soup

    Want to see a politician that really goes the extra fucking mile and stays the fuck there until they leave with him

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        You’re calling the kettle black in the middle of the cookware aisle here, we’re all “keyboard warriors,” you just don’t like this one’s opinion

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        yes because in our downtime from defending democracy we activists use a keyboard

        even in our free time we still do not give up dreaming

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        Mom’s basement bunker defends against all kinds of threats, including inclement weather, rabid dogs and not the least of all, internet blowback!

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      If he’d tried to forcibly secure Garcia’s release that would very likely set off an insane chain of consequences we haven’t made adequate preparations for. Like, if nothing else, Van Hollen would be a fugitive from the American government at that point because there’s no way any American court would let a Senator start doing commander in chief stuff like that.

      Want to see a politician that really goes the extra fucking mile and stays the fuck there until they leave with him

      I tend to agree, but we need all the votes in the US Senate we can get right now, so I think Van Hollen’s a bad person to do this. A quick online search tells me there’s a decent margin in the Maryland state Senate though, so one of those lawmakers could camp down there and keep pushing this.

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      Why should he try to smuggle him back into the country? According to the situation, Garcia is officially in Salvadorian custody. An operation like this affords more sensitivity.

      I am sure Van Hollen has already made plans for Garcias return, and surely that’s what they have been talking about. But this needs to be decided in court or achieved by lawyers.

      If nothing happens from now on, okay then fuck him

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        To be honest, I half hope another country sends in an extraction team to get him out and then offers him and his family asylum. It probably won’t happen, but I can dream.

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          I have not yet thought about the realistic outcome. Would it be possible for him to return on a court order from another US state, against the will of the white house?

          I guess the fact that he’s in the spotlight right now does not help his situation. Bukele probably doesn’t want to lose his face either.

          A third country solution might be his best option.

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        typical Democrat response

        but we talked and made plans to talk more and make more plans and we would do more but Republicans

        apathetic but appear to be actively doing something about it while appearing to care when in reality your thumbs are so deep in shit the smell and the stains will never go away

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          To be honest, I don’t understand your aggressive tone. Just tell me, what exactly would YOU do?

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            I don’t understand your aggressive tone

            I can understand people being furious about seeing the progress fascism is making in our country. I think the aggression is a bit misdirected in this particular case, but I get it.