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ICE’s REAL Function Is To Do Trump’s Bidding Whatever It May Be
Say hello to a huge, federal secret police force
And Congress just gave him the money to make that happen.
Trump’s bill, just passed, is truly evil. Even the people who wrote it and passed it know it. You know how I know? Because all the “goodies” in the bill that will benefit poor and middle class people get handed out right away. And many expire in a fairly short period of time. Meanwhile, all that will ultimately kill some of us — like huge cuts to food assistance and health care — don’t kick in until after the next major election. Now, why would you write a bill in that way unless you knew it was bad?
And sadly, despite a lot of reporting to the contrary it could easily turn out being a win-win for Trump: because if he retains control of Congress in the mid-terms, he continues to do whatever he feels like on a given day, and if he loses control of Congress to Democrats, he can then blame the “Democrat Congress” for all the horrible things that are going to kick in, and also for not extending his own campaign promises like no taxes on tips, which will expire at that time based on the way the bill is written right now.
Anyway, it gets even worse. And the most terrifying component is one that’s not getting nearly enough…
