The policy says that ICE field offices are not subject to a federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”

In short, ICE policy is to illegally use the threat of shooting to keep elected Democrats from being able to make inspections they’re legally allowed to make

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    Simply put: most Democrats in congress are giant pussies.

    If we lived in a more sane world, our Democratic representatives in Congress would be breaking down the doors.

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      That’s easy to say when you aren’t the one facing a group with body armor and guns.

      Politicians do not train as SWAT teams

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        Usually I agree when it’s regular citizens critiquing other regular citizens for not starting an armed rebellion. I find that line of thinking disingenuous.

        But we should have higher expectations of our elected officials. Congressmen have power and they are expected to use it to benefit their constituents.

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        I’ve never heard “easy for you to say” more in my life than I have from Americans in the past six months.

        Sucks having everyone suggest that at some point you have to live up to your stated values.

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        Nobody in Washington deserves to be defended, not do any of them deserve our respect.

        None of them are on our side anyway.