A citizen cannot be deported, only kidnapped. Do not say deported.
@kyle It’s a small thing but stuff like this matter a lot
@mattiem One of my most annoying qualities is saying, "progressives, stop accepting their framing."
e.g.
"Oh, I guess if a felon can be elected then I can commit a crime and vote."
It cedes everything. It makes one just a reactionary that doesn't exist without a contrast. To the contrary, it is actually necessary to dominate the discourse.
The term kidnapped is problematic too if you think about it i.e. stealing children for slave labour
@craigduncan @mattiem respectfully, we are not going to meet the moment with that energy
No. Congress is the problem, and we shouldn't be letting all this other stuff distract from that.
The court system and SCOTUS are generally working, in the same way that a computer works even if it's fed bad data and so gives bad results.
Congress sets the rules and holds the executive to account according to the judgement of those we elect. We just keep electing and reelecting crap politicians. We should stop reelecting them.
BUT, one factor in their reelection is that we buy into their passing the buck to other branches, letting them blame others for exactly the things they have power to address.
