Expert: President Trump can issue executive order stopping family separations at the border

[Ted Frazier]

Political scientist Larry Sabato notes:

"Good for you, Melania. Now ask your husband to issue an executive order to stop this cruel policy. POTUS can end it TODAY. No need for Congress to act."

Larry Sabato on Twitter

 

[Claudette]

Gee. Obama could have done the same thing.

Don't see any of you complaining about Barry and those separated children.

Hypocrisy much???

 

[mikegriffith1]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

 

[Claudette]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

Nope. Camp and his bunch of lefty loons don't seem to remember 2014 when those pictures were taken. They sure didn't care in 2014 and you never saw a thread on it.

They are hypocrites one and all.

 

[irosie91]

Lets be CONSTRUCTIVE---cyber-buddies. We need an ALTERNATE PLAN

 

[protectionist]

Political scientist Larry Sabato notes"Good for you, Melania. Now ask your husband to issue an executive order to stop this cruel policy. POTUS can end it TODAY. No need for Congress to act."

You are talking about what to NOT do. So what do you say the govt SHOULD do ?

 

[Slade3200]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

So what? What does that have to do with anything that’s going on now? Do you really think that distracting from the situation by trying to point out political hypocrisy is of any help?

Are you trying to make a point that since Dems didn’t complain about it under Obama then they have no right to complain about what’s happening now? Fine, fair point so all the partisan hacks can beat it... so now that it is us moderates and independents left, what do you think about the issue at hand?

 

[Meathead]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

So what? What does that have to do with anything that’s going on now? Do you really think that distracting from the situation by trying to point out political hypocrisy is of any help?

Are you trying to make a point that since Dems didn’t complain about it under Obama then they have no right to complain about what’s happening now? Fine, fair point so all the partisan hacks can beat it... so now that it is us moderates and independents left, what do you think about the issue at hand?

Yup. At this point it becomes very selective self-righteous indignation.

The families can be reunified south of the border almost immediately.

 

[karpenter]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

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[Faun]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

Nope. Camp and his bunch of lefty loons don't seem to remember 2014 when those pictures were taken. They sure didn't care in 2014 and you never saw a thread on it.

They are hypocrites one and all.

Chalk this up as rightards never learn. What happened in 2014 was not where the U.S. government split up families. There was a massive influx suddenly of about 70,000 unaccompanied kids crossed the border that the government had to deal with. The Obama administration did not tear families apart. That is a new policy started under Heartless Trump.

 

[Faun]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

So what? What does that have to do with anything that’s going on now? Do you really think that distracting from the situation by trying to point out political hypocrisy is of any help?

Are you trying to make a point that since Dems didn’t complain about it under Obama then they have no right to complain about what’s happening now? Fine, fair point so all the partisan hacks can beat it... so now that it is us moderates and independents left, what do you think about the issue at hand?

Ripping families apart didn’t happen under Obama. Conservatives are merely lying again because it’s easier for them to lie about Obama than it is to see their king naked.

 

[Darkwind]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

So what? What does that have to do with anything that’s going on now? Do you really think that distracting from the situation by trying to point out political hypocrisy is of any help?

Are you trying to make a point that since Dems didn’t complain about it under Obama then they have no right to complain about what’s happening now? Fine, fair point so all the partisan hacks can beat it... so now that it is us moderates and independents left, what do you think about the issue at hand?

You seem to miss the point.

Many of us don't want to see families separated at all. Hence, our call for these people to stop trying to cross our borders illegally.

Having said that, I think that any adult that brings a child with them through a country that is known to be dangerous, being lead by people that are known criminals, should be charged with felony child endangerment. They then should do at least 3 years in prison at which time, they can be released BACK to their home country. If they want their kids, they can go look them up with their relatives to whom the kids were shipped after they were separated.

None of them gets to remain in this country.

 

[bripat9643]

Political scientist Larry Sabato notes:

"Good for you, Melania. Now ask your husband to issue an executive order to stop this cruel policy. POTUS can end it TODAY. No need for Congress to act."

Larry Sabato on Twitter

"political scientist" is a euphemism meaning "commie propagandist." Any such order would violate the Constitution.

 

[Likkmee]

A nation divided can not stand

 

[bripat9643]

Just to inject a little context and perspective here: You realize that separating illegal families began under . . . Obama, right? Right? You know that, right?

So what? What does that have to do with anything that’s going on now? Do you really think that distracting from the situation by trying to point out political hypocrisy is of any help?

Are you trying to make a point that since Dems didn’t complain about it under Obama then they have no right to complain about what’s happening now? Fine, fair point so all the partisan hacks can beat it... so now that it is us moderates and independents left, what do you think about the issue at hand?

Yes, that's exactly what we're saying. All this whining is just a sleazy political stunt. You just admitted it.

 

[Ted Frazier]

Gee. Obama could have done the same thing.

Don't see any of you complaining about Barry and those separated children.

Hypocrisy much???

Obama didn't separate children and parents.

 

[protectionist]

Obama didn't separate children and parents.

Oh, so if somebody committed a murder and went to prison, his kids went there with him ? if somebody wrote a bad check and went to jail, his kids were siting in his ell with him ? Is that what you're saying ?

And the law states that children and parents must be separated when parent goes to jail, so are you saying Obama broke the law ?

 

[bripat9643]

Gee. Obama could have done the same thing.

Don't see any of you complaining about Barry and those separated children.

Hypocrisy much???

Obama didn't separate children and parents.

We already know he did, dumbass.

 

[Ted Frazier]

Gee. Obama could have done the same thing.

Don't see any of you complaining about Barry and those separated children.

Hypocrisy much???

Obama didn't separate children and parents.

We already know he did, dumbass.

No, you don't know that. You're typing the false claim on a message board. It doesn't mean you "know it".

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Trump began this nightmare of taking children from their families, he’s solely responsible, and he has the authority to stop it – but he doesn’t want to, the consequence of his bigotry and hate.