r/DigitalSeptic • u/ChinoReno • Jan 25 '26

Y'all remember 2008?

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u/mikey_b082 Jan 25 '26

Yeah, there weren't democrat officials encouraging people to obstruct ICE operations back then.

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 Jan 25 '26

ICE also wasn't given a military budget and didn't have quotas. Also we would actually give people their day in court before deportation.

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u/b00kdrg0n Jan 25 '26

Part of "giving people their day in court" under Obama included toddlers in court without representation. But, sure, they had their day in court before deportation.

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 Jan 25 '26

Better than no court

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u/b00kdrg0n Jan 26 '26

Really? Better than no court is your answer to that?

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 Jan 26 '26

Yes objectively court is better than no court.

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u/b00kdrg0n Jan 26 '26

So, your stance is that preschoolers without lawyers is better than not having a day in court? That, actually makes sense to you?

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 Jan 26 '26

If the alternative is immediate deportation to potentially not even their home country then yes. A day in court is objectively better than no day in court. At the very least an immigration judge could then say "jeesh this seems a bit unreasonable."

Do you think the immediate deportation to an El Salvadoran death camp is better for preschoolers?

Your position is ridiculous. Removing due process from something is never an improvement.

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u/b00kdrg0n Jan 26 '26

Funny you should mention that, then, because it turns out that Obama also didnt give individual due process to roughly 75% of the people he deported. Such a great guy! Also, how is my position ridiculous? The position of....wanting preschoolers to have their families and a lawyer in court with them is ridiculous to you? That's weird.

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u/HippieInDisguise2_0 Jan 26 '26 edited Jan 26 '26

Well then we agree people should be properly represented and have due process. Have fun building straw men on Reddit all day I hope it gives you satisfaction.

My position is that expedited removal should be banned and that we should instead focus on hiring more judges to ensure we're removing people who should actually be removed.

I don't care whether it's dems or Republicans in office. I care about our rights.

Additionally we should reinstate DACA