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Ron DeSantis gets brutal legal news over Martha's Vineyard stunt - Brian Tyler Cohen (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2022 OP
Kick his ass!! I'm liking this Sheriff a lot! Jade Fox Sep 2022 #1
So it's literally human trafficking. paparush Sep 2022 #2
Across three states, multiple witnesses and a large paper trail... Omnipresent Sep 2022 #9
Fox news' spin on this is sickening. infullview Sep 2022 #3
The Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill during Obama's last year in office Zambero Sep 2022 #5
Sheriff Javier Salazar is not someone you want to mess with. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #4
You don't want to mess with LULAC, either. Their lawyers are ferocious. Warpy Sep 2022 #6
Yeah. I've been to MV. My in-laws live on the Cape. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2022 #10
The vineyard is not remote Wibly Sep 2022 #7
This is what happens blue-wave Sep 2022 #8
YEA...... OldkySoul Sep 2022 #11

paparush

(7,964 posts)
2. So it's literally human trafficking.
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 11:43 AM
Sep 2022

FFS. I hope these @sshole governors get prosecuted for their cruelty.

Omnipresent

(5,720 posts)
9. Across three states, multiple witnesses and a large paper trail...
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 02:19 PM
Sep 2022

Desantis even bragged about it on Fox News!
The book needs to be thrown at that dumbass!

infullview

(982 posts)
3. Fox news' spin on this is sickening.
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 11:53 AM
Sep 2022

They are claiming that DeSantis used this stunt to highlight the need for immigrant policy reform like he did some kind of noble deed. What a bunch of sick F*cks.

Zambero

(8,965 posts)
5. The Senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill during Obama's last year in office
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 12:16 PM
Sep 2022

McCain was a GOP supporter, and there were several others. It would have passed the House as well, but pressure from Freedom Caucus members compelled Speaker John Boehner to bottle it up. So it never reached Obama's desk. Serial obstructionists love to label the other side as "Do Nothings" when they themselves have mastered the fine art of obstructionism. Mitch McConnell for one has taken it to a whole new level. One political party seems to understand how the legislative process works in regard to addressing complex issues. The other is more interested in carnival barking, regardless of the legalities and adverse impact on those who are used as pawns in their media circus.

Warpy

(111,332 posts)
6. You don't want to mess with LULAC, either. Their lawyers are ferocious.
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 12:23 PM
Sep 2022

Yay for Sheriff Salazar, a cop with a conscience. Or maybe Abbott is pitching a fit because De Satan is stealing his material.

But remote island? Please. Maybe remote from Texas or Florida, but it's only an hour or so by ferry from the mainland.

I have to wish these people well. I have to wish De Satan lands his sorry ass in jail with a huge fine that will strip him down to his shorts for violating their civil rights.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
10. Yeah. I've been to MV. My in-laws live on the Cape.
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 03:41 PM
Sep 2022

Not exactly remote. But if you're getting off an airplane expecting to be in a large city I can see where it would be quite disorienting and feel remote.

I am living for a day I see a Trump and a DeSantis perp walk.

Wibly

(613 posts)
7. The vineyard is not remote
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 12:29 PM
Sep 2022

Martha's Vineyard is not a remote island, but your other points are strong.
The real case here is not where they were taken, but how they were taken and under what auspices they were taken.
I think it is Kidnapping, but I'm not a legal expert.

blue-wave

(4,361 posts)
8. This is what happens
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 12:40 PM
Sep 2022

when a major political party never considers the consequences of their actions. It's like throwing mud against the wall to see what sticks, so they resort to human trafficking. An act of desperation to fire up the rabid base.

OldkySoul

(38 posts)
11. YEA......
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 04:55 PM
Sep 2022

So brutal So brutal, he has either already did it again or just getting ready to. I'm not holding my breath.

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