Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles
He was detained!! They handcuffed him!
What is this forcibly removed nonsense. They handcuffed a senator who wanted to know what DHS is doing in HIS state!
It's a GOOD THING Democrats did NOT make the Law Political! OTHERWISE Republicans might Weaponize the law AGAINST Democrats!
I do wonder if peoples minds have changed on stacking the courts and getting rid of the filibuster... I know a lot have changed their minds on the 2nd.
Haven't the dems recently started some kind of initiative for an amendment to prevent court packing?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., denounced the incident on the Senate floor. "I just saw something that sickened my stomach. The manhandling of a United States Senator, we need immediate answers to what the hell went on," he said.
Good to know old Chucky is still around. Haven't heard a peep from him in a while.
You know the answer to what was happening Chuck. It’s an authoritarian regime. The question is, what are you going to do about it?!
Nothing, because you’re trash. Fucking step down already.
Don't worry, I'm sure he and a few other democrats will be along shortly to censure Padilla like they did Al Green.
Chuck doesn't do anything useful. In fact he's one of 47's enablers. New York (greetings from) is having a tremendously hard time removing him, and bootlicker Gillibrand.
Best of luck to you New Yorkers on that, those two are poison.
Frumpy face, folded arms, glasses halfway down the nose, and talking like someone got their burger order wrong is the usual expected response.
Hey! Be NICE! It takes a LONG TIME to Fundraise enough Money to WRITE a LETTER!
"Manhandling"?! That's not man-handling, that's assault. The Senator was assaulted. Chuck Schumer is such a spineless lick-spittle, even when it concerns the physical assault of those in his own Party.
Presumably he's been enacting his master plan now that Trump's approval rating is below 40 percent. Surely that wasn't all bullshit.
Fucking general strike, now!
Most Americans are too chicken shit to give up a few days of work. I mean, look at how these 9 to 5vers bitch and complain when people protest and it inconveniences them. They've swallowed the propaganda so hard that they applaud the police for arresting and abusing protestors. I have very little faith in my countrymen.
I support a general strike but I'm a doctor that works primarily in an underserved community filled with many immigrants (illegal and otherwise). I would support other people striking, but I feel like I couldn't possibly stop working because my role is a lifeline for workers.
This is why safety nets are important. In US you can lose your job, not get unemployment and lose access to doctor.
Many people can't miss a few days work without significant financial implications. Billionaires and corporations have us so underwater that we have no choice but to make a big stink where we can and voice our concern, with the occasional weekend march.
Are you serious? Most Americans are scared of losing their jobs and being unable to provide for their families, including caregivers for elderly parents. Many are only a few missed payments away from having their vehicles repossessed or being evicted and becoming homeless. Some have ongoing health conditions that require insurance.
If you have nothing to lose or you have a safety net and can stop going to work, great, good job. Most people aren't in your position.
In Poland the senators and congressmen have constitutional right to intervene in the administration. They can basically show up to any public office and say "I'm from the senate, what the fuck are you up to?". They not always get access to the "backstage" but arresting them for it would be unimaginable. They also have immunity so detaining them would be illegal. How weak the US system is in comparison is mind boggling. Entire opposition could be put in jail tomorrow and nothing would be done about it.
"There's no recording allowed in here."
The entire world should be a witness to the insanity of what's going on. Record everything, even when they say it's not allowed.
Huh. The But Muh Freezed Peach "free speech absolutists" on the right are saying what on this? I bet they are saying sweet fuckall.
Turns out they just need to be on the winning team. Their entire existence is so frail that the only way to cope is to hate a group of anyone.
Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
Cant suggest what should be done without cowards trying to cover it up.
"I am Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary," Padilla said to Noem, which prompted several men to physically push him out of the room. It was unclear who the men were as several were dressed in plainclothes."
Sounds like assault to me...
And kidnapping, kidnapping in my state can be when you force someone to “a different location beyond their will”