Don’t agree with them all BUT there are a number of sound conclusions! The bottom line is what’s next? I was part of the team that negotiated with Iran years ago. There was no doubt then that their Supreme Leader had strong religious objections to developing a nuclear weapon which could be used to kill hundreds of thousands of opponents of Iran but which could result in retaliation that could kill as many or more Muslims! Just now the Supreme Leader announced he is trying to rally Iranians to support their country. Who knows what‘s next? Who the hell knows?
If I were the Ayatollah, I’d drag my heels to see who follows DJT.
Iran might be moving closer to an A-Bomb, but its deterrent capacity is limited. Who are they gonna nuke—Israel or a Sunni state? And risk massive retaliation?
More dangerous are D-bombs, but even those would likely trigger retaliation.
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We saw yesterday, again, why independent reporting is so important. The Trump regime rolled out its propaganda that it brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The corporate news was ready with its headlines to praise the arsonist for pretending to put out a fire that was still raging. Once again, the MeidasTouch Network led all war coverage and focused on the truth. The truth is Trump’s attack with Israel on Iran was a total failure.
Let’s examine the facts.
First, there was no intelligence that Iran was about to produce a nuclear weapon with its uranium. Second, Trump’s constant taunts of Iran encouraged them to almost certainly remove the 800 pounds of non-enriched uranium to another facility. Thus, if the goal was “denuclearization,” it seems to have failed. Third, the nuclear facilities were not fully destroyed. Fourth, the United States had to beg China to tell Iran not to close the Strait of Hormuz, thus projecting China as a stabilizing world force. Fifth, Trump ignored all our NATO allies’ efforts to de-escalate. Sixth, to the extent the ceasefire endures, Iran now has nuclear components and no incentive not to enrich the uranium into weapons after seeing negotiations with the U.S. as futile. Seventh, Iran has taken steps to remove any supervision or coordination with the IAEA following the U.S. strikes. Eighth, the ability of the ceasefire to endure is highly dubious, and some of the most intense strikes happened after Trump claimed there was a ceasefire.
Thank you Chris Murphy for your truthful insight. This corrupt, unlawful administration needs to be stopped. They have already started a war in our country. ICE is assaulting innocent people. Treating them in the most inhumane ways. Now they want a war in the Middle East. What Trump did is constitutionally illegal. When will this administration be held accountable? If this continues congress will be obsolete. Trump thinks he holds all the power and congress enables it. They are all traitors to our constitution.
Listen to yourself. You just said this administration is corrupt and unlawful while you call illegal immigrants innocent people. What part of illegal don’t you get? But please continue backing rapist, murderers and wife beaters. For Trump to win this last election is all about people like you. Americans don’t like what you have to spew.
I don't get that string of epithets. The facts are that migrants commit per capita far fewer crimes than American citizens. ICE rounds up people based on racial profiling, without warrants, often wearing masks, and without identifying themselves. The ICE people have no special qualifications to do this--no training other than to do what's necessary to seize as many bodies as they can. This is the same behavior as the Gestapo. I, for one, do not want thugs able to approach anyone and snatch them off the street. Its un-American.
I am highly educated, not that matters to you. The 14th Amendment clearly protects PEOPLE from unlawful search and seizure. It doesn't confine this to CITIZENS. If the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution had meant to say CITIZENS they would have said so. They were learned and literate men.
Here are the relevant words: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
I would if I I had to in order to save someone from ICE thugs by harboring that person in my home. Christian churches do this as well (I'm talking real Christian Churches, not White Nationalist Christian churches.
The 1798 Enemies Alien act states the process which was followed. This is the Due Process Under Law required by the 14th amendment. This is lawful seizure and deportation.
That is legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants are 100% criminals.
Title 8 of the U.S. Code identifies federal criminal offenses pertaining to immigration and nationality, including the following two entry-related offenses:
“Illegal Entry”/8 U.S.C. § 1325 makes it a crime to unlawfully enter the United States. It applies to people who do not enter with proper inspection at a port of entry, such as those who enter between ports of entry, avoid examination or inspection, or who make false statements while entering or attempting to enter.
A great majority of undocumented immigrants have not committed "illegal entry" as described in 8 USC 1325. To try to justify wholesale seizure and expulsion of undocumented immigrants based on a claim that they are all "criminals" is dishonest and prejudicial.
Illegal does not mean criminal. More to the point, Trump pledged to focus on deporting dangerous criminals -- with lurid references to rapists, murderers, and child molesters. Many supported that initiative. But the Steven Miller mandate to up the volumes of deportations depends on ascribing criminality to vast numbers of undocumented aliens who are just trying to live quiet lives, while contributing positively to the US economy. That will harm us all.
Trump is a criminal as well. Twelve men and women on a jury convicted him of 34 felony counts for lying about his business ventures. Seems to me ICE needs to sweep him up.
Entering this country without a proper visa is a CIVIL offense, not a criminal one. Most immigrants are good, hardworking people. Few commit crimes that you describe. There are far more American citizen rapists, murderers, and wife beaters. Do your homework.
It is not a civil offense. It's been a criminal offense (a misdemeanor) since 1927. Most often, civil PENALTIES are the only ones applied, which includes deportation.
Title 8 of the U.S. Code identifies federal criminal offenses pertaining to immigration and nationality, including the following two entry-related offenses:
“Illegal Entry”/8 U.S.C. § 1325 makes it a crime to unlawfully enter the United States. It applies to people who do not enter with proper inspection at a port of entry, such as those who enter between ports of entry, avoid examination or inspection, or who make false statements while entering or attempting to enter.
Again, apparently you haven't noticed, but we have a 14th Amendment that clearly protects all PEOPLE with DUE PROCESS:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
That law violates the 14th Amendment. Like many fellow Democrats, I do not want to live in a country where masked men with no identification can legally grab anyone they want off the streets and disappear them--take them to an undisclosed detention site and not permit them any legal representation. It's no different from how the Gestapo behaved. It's also reminiscent of the terrible days when American rounded up Japanese Americans and, without granting them due process, sent them to concentration camps. For those of us who believe in the foundational principles of our Republic, grabbing people off the street without due process is morally, ethically, and yes, politically as well, unacceptable, period.
Adding to your comment: These folks are doing the jobs that the majority of Americans do not want to do and will not step in to replace as they get beaten then carted off to who knows where.
National crime databases have repeatedly shown undocumented immigrants are several times LESS likely than American citizens to commit a crime and MANY TIMES less likely than citizens to commit a serious crime. Yet MAGATS misguidedly continue trashing the “undocs.”
From a law-abiding POV, we citizens should aspire to behave as well as the undocumented immigrants.
What part of the legal process that the United States set up for immigration don’t YOU understand? If you know how to read, you’d probably find the information you need on the government website which outlines the LEGAL process in which most of the immigrants are following. But I get it, reading is so boring, as is comprehension.
Well, you're backing a rapist and convicted felon 34 felons to be exact. He's running this country to the ground and you just sit back and cheer him on.
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I'm not a resident of CT, but I'm grateful for Sen. Murphy's effective leadership and brilliant communication during these dark days. His work is a beacon for us all, thank you Senator. Our struggle goes on, but it goes on together.
An excellent assessment of this wrong-headed decision. Please keep up your diligent efforts to bring the dark side of this administration into the light. Keep on truckin’. We NEED leaders like you everyday. 👍
Thank you, Senator Murphy. Thank you for keeping us consistently informed and updated with facts. Thank you for being a Congressional model of inspiration and leadership…exactly what the American people need from the ENTIRE Democratic Party. Thank you for your courage in standing up to tRump and his Regime. And, thank you for your never wavering commitment to your constituents and all Americans and making sure your decisions are always based on our best interests.
One really does have to wonder whether Chris Murphy is simply anti-American or suffering from extreme TDS. The fact is that Iran had enriched uranium at 60% or greater which is what is required for weapon's grade but not any type of civilian nuclear use which only requires 20% enrichment. Perhaps Chris would like to wait to respond when NJ goes poof in a mushroom cloud.
Everyone understands that the Iranian regime is evil and dangerous. Some of us think this is not the way to handle it--by becoming the handmaiden of Israel and getting dragged into their fight. Trump ran on a supposed promised to keep us out of forever wars in the Middle East. You think this will do that? Some of us do not.
Why do you assume a pre-emptive strike against Irans solves the problem once and for all? Do you really think Iran, with 92 million people, doesn't have more scientists at the ready to pick up and continue--only this time, do a better job of hiding what they're doing? Do you really think this is a one-and-done action--that bombing these sites solves everything? And do you really think the bunker-busting bombs destroyed all of its bomb-making capacity? Most experts do no think this.
It doesn't solve the problem once and for all. That is why Israel is continuing to bomb Iran. It just solves the three sites that Israel couldn't destroy themselves.
He’s Anti-American. But even worse all these TDS on here have an even worse characteristic. They are self-loathing. They are ashamed of being a patriot. They are ashamed of being white or Jewish or Christian. If they weren’t then their standing invitation to liberal progressive cocktail parties and echo chamber events would be revoked. They are violent and vulgar. They promote burning down cities and property. They are Marxist fools.
Oh for goodness sake. Yet another typical Right-wing attack on Democrats that claims we aren't patriots and are actually Marxists. It's beyond pathetic. My uncle died fighting for this country. I have the flag that draped his coffin. He would be appalled at Trump and the Right-wing, bigoted faction of this country. I am White and I am not the least bit ashamed of it. But I would never tout it, as you do here. Wake up. We have a tyrant in the White House who gets to do whatever he wants. As the joke goes, "It's a good thing Congress isn't around to see any of this."
Trump is a sociopathic manipulator of his followers. He's turned the Republican party into the Party of Trump. He's a powerful grifter who couldn't care less about the American people.
Every family has veterans and gold stars. Every single one. Mine included. I would never speak for any of them. That’s disrespectful. You don’t know what anyone would have said who has passed.
That's preposterous. I am not "speaking" for my uncle. I know what his values were from my mother, his letters, and what he was like as a person. What's insulting is to treat the dead as silent. They die, but who they were remains alive in the people who remember them.
Fred Trump Jr was a Lt. in the air national guard. That’s DJT’s older brother. And you are speaking for the dead. Not a good look. Stand on your own 2 feet.
Well isn't that nice. Meanwhile, Donald sure wasn't. Donald had FIVE deferments, four for education and one medical deferment for bone spurss in his feet during the Vietnam War. That medical deferment was granted after he graduated from college in 1968, letting him avoid the draft. That draft status was at first a temporary exemption (1-Y classification), but in 1972 it was changed to a permanent exemption. These are facts.
As to you telling me I am "speaking for the dead," where do you get that line of thinking? I am not putting words in my deceased uncle's mouth. I am speaking about his values, which I (not you) know about from my own experience, from the experience of others in my family, from his friends, and from his letters, which I own. It is you who dishonors the dead by disallowing anyone to talk about the values held by people they knew well.
Really? Marxism died almost 50 years ago when most every government realized it doesn’t work. I suspect you are among those who believe George Floyd deserved his death.
Of course George Floyd didn’t deserve his death. And the cop who choked him is in jail as he should be. That’s a disgusting intellectually lazy comment. Marxism was just reborn with the democrats primary in NYC. Marxism is actually better than communism. Just ask Stalin. NYC is going to lose a lot of people, rich companies and its tax base. But don’t worry because the illegal immigrants who you nut jobs hide will have nice rooms at the Plaza.
Glad to hear you agree former cop Derek Chauvin deserves his justice.
Marxism hasn’t been reborn in NYC with Mandani’s likely victory as NYC mayor.
NYC mayors are tightly constrained by NYS laws arising from the city’s mid-1970s financing crisis. (GFord told NYC to “drop dead.”). The City comptroller holds almost as much power as the mayor. So don’t worry about NYC—we’ll muddle through our crises one way or another.
By the way, there’s a recent film about NYC’s mid-1970’s crisis “Drop Dead City.” It might be on YouTube.
Not to mention the curious timing of a CCP heavy jet with transponder turned off diverted to Iranian airport. While Iran didn't yet have a delivery system such as ICBM for a nuke, it's possible they had enough raw material for a dirty nuke to be dropped on Israel, making the situation crucial. One thin that is clear is that by not telling Democrats about the action, there were no situational leaks, which should be of concern to Democrats. Frankly the oppositional defiance of the Left has made everything they say suspect, especially in light of over 24,000 bombs dropped without Congressional approval by Obama during his tenure.
First, there was no intelligence that Iran was about to produce a nuclear weapon with its uranium. Second, Trump’s constant taunts of Iran encouraged them to almost certainly remove the 800 pounds of non-enriched uranium to another facility. Thus, if the goal was “denuclearization,” it seems to have failed. Third, the nuclear facilities were not fully destroyed. Fourth, the United States had to beg China to tell Iran not to close the Strait of Hormuz, thus projecting China as a stabilizing world force. Fifth, Trump ignored all our NATO allies’ efforts to de-escalate. Sixth, to the extent the ceasefire endures, Iran now has nuclear components and no incentive not to enrich the uranium into weapons after seeing negotiations with the U.S. as futile. Seventh, Iran has taken steps to remove any supervision or coordination with the IAEA following the U.S. strikes. Eighth, the ability of the ceasefire to endure is highly dubious, and some of the most intense strikes happened after Trump claimed there was a ceasefire.
Really good analysis. As someone who last lived in Iran in 1978, I would like to point out that Persia has thousands of years experience building critical infrastructure underground. The prime example is the irrigation system called QANAT that carries water underground from the mountain snow melts to the very very dry valleys hundreds of miles away.
If what he’s done is illegal, what can be done to hold him accountable? It seems Supreme Court immunity leaves us no recourse; is this true? It’s maddening to witness. Thanks for being tirelessly outspoken Senator.
In what way it what Trump has done illegal. Not only have previous presidents (i.e. Clinton and Obama) done this, including the extra-judicial killing of an american citizen, albeit a dual citizen and known terrorist, but we are not at war with Iran. This was a surgical strike. The fact is that one cannot debate such actions in Congress before hand without telegraphic the ennemy and putting our men and women in harm's way.
Yep. Act of war either way. But the Japanese gave at least a nod to the old chivalry practice of declaring war first before striking. Alas, their foreign service messaging used a code difficult for their translators so their declaration of war was delivered after the strike—raising American hackles as a stab in the back.
Iranians might consider DJT’s strike while promising two weeks for negotiations as a similar stab-in-the-back. What is done is history
The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States.
Thank you Chris for being there for us. One thing I know is that trump doesn't do anything for America it's only to enrich himself. Congress needs to do their job. Republicans are evil.
Great write up Chris. Another major point I would add is that it plays right into Putin’s dream scenario. USA distracted by war with Iran will allow him to pursue his ambitions in Ukraine and beyond. It wasn’t just an incidental signal that Putin wouldn’t intervene or object. He was baiting Trump to attack and Trump fell for it, as he does with everything Putin dangles in front of him.
Chris Murphy's information stands as the bipartisan truth. Trump is backed by big business. Chris Murphy states reality. He doesn't have to put a 'spin' on them.
Open up to see the big picture and fact check the information before you repeat rhetoric.
There isn't a Democrat currently alive that gets to lecture people about "repeating rhetoric" after the Biden White House turned you all into small cogs in the Big Lie Machine about his mental decline.
Really. Why is it that all you Trump haters accuse us of the exact horrible characteristic and actions you endorse.
Biden was brainless and now Trump is in mental decline. He’s not.
Trump is a threat to our constitution and Biden lets in $20m illegal aliens.
Trumps a felon and you progressives destroy cities, burn down buildings,
hide illegal aliens some of whom are the worst like the Maryland man, and attack law enforcement. You gin up bullshit law fare against Trump which I really shouldn’t complain about because you literally got him elected.
Trumps military strike was unlawful and ineffective. Biden is responsible for 13 lost souls in Afghanistan and his approach to terrorism emboldened Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran.
You'll pardon us if we don't take the word of people who *literally just got caught lying about mental decline* to diagnose anything about Trump, scooter.
By the way, you do know you can't actually give someone a medical condition by consensus with your fellow travelers, right?
Ridicule is appropriate when you say ridiculous things.
"I either missed Biden's failings for years when everyone else saw them, or I was an active part, however small, in hiding his condition from the public. BUT, I want you to know that I've completely gotten over my case of partisan blindness (or dishonesty) since Trump took office and am now both ready and qualified to talk about the President's cognitive ability."
That's a ridiculous statement, deserving of all the ridicule that can be heaped on it.
Your final point is the most worrisome. Orange man is wildly popular in Israel and Netanyahu boasts about being the guy that can make the U.S. do what he wants. Republicans have invited him to speak to Congress and they are using antisemitism to wage a war on Harvard. Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, period. That’s not antisemitism speaking, that is human rights! Finally, might does not make right and it never has. Congress must take a sobering view of the relationship with Netanyahu which may very well be coercion with false evidence.
There will always be SOME anti-semitism esp among MAGATS. Question is—why Harvard and Columbia? Is anti-semitism stronger in the Ivy’s than say in LSU or Baylor?
My response to the Democrats. Congressman Jeffries and Speaker Schumer, Your statements against the President’s bombing of Iran are true but just frustrates us who want action. I suggest this, ACT like you are in charge. When the President goes rogue with an act of war, YOU and SCHUMER call everyone back for an emergency session. Have every democrat show up and hope some brave Republicans who oppose the latest catastrophe will too. You meet in the chambers and invite the MTM network and AP, BBC, NPR, CBC, Aaron Parnas (all the brave news agencies) to cover the proceedings so the world sees that you are taking action. Have a ‘missing list’ of those who didn’t bother to show up. I want you to become the BRAVE PARTY. Americans and the world are afraid. We need you to be BRAVE so we have someone to follow and emulate. And this call to action needs to happen now. Leaders aren’t always the people in charge. Do not tell us what you think, let your ACTIONS speak for you.
Oh, do run with the idea that Democrats just haven't thrown the *right* kind of tantrum, that some other ridiculous spectacle than they've already engaged in is the key to getting their approval ratings out of the gutter.
But there's literally nowhere for you to go but up, right? Might as well.
According to Heather Cox Richardson, In the 1973 War Powers Resolution, Congress limited the president’s power as commander in chief to times when Congress has declared war, Congress has passed a law giving the president that power, or there is “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”
That same resolution also says: “The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.” If an emergency appears to require military action without congressional input, the president must brief the Gang of Eight—both party leaders in each chamber of Congress, and both party leaders of each chambers’ intelligence committee—within 48 hours. NONE OF THAT BRIEFING HAPPENED.
Please read the AUMF passed after 9/11 and never rescinded.
Congress has sat in a corner for 75 years letting POTUS wage war willy nilly.
Support Trump or despise him but there is no chance whatsoever that what he did is “illegal “ or not allowed by the very language of the AUMF.
Most Constitutional scholars think the War Powers Act is unconstitutional .., it has never been used to challenge the numerous Presidents who members of Congress claimed a POTUS has violated it .
Yes, less than 48 hours after the act as required by the War Powers Resolution.
The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States.
Thank you, Senator Murphy. I wish every state had a senator like we Nutmeggers do!
Don’t agree with them all BUT there are a number of sound conclusions! The bottom line is what’s next? I was part of the team that negotiated with Iran years ago. There was no doubt then that their Supreme Leader had strong religious objections to developing a nuclear weapon which could be used to kill hundreds of thousands of opponents of Iran but which could result in retaliation that could kill as many or more Muslims! Just now the Supreme Leader announced he is trying to rally Iranians to support their country. Who knows what‘s next? Who the hell knows?
It is a very rare occasion when we all agree on all aspects of issues. But I do agree with the “what’s next concept”.
If I were the Ayatollah, I’d drag my heels to see who follows DJT.
Iran might be moving closer to an A-Bomb, but its deterrent capacity is limited. Who are they gonna nuke—Israel or a Sunni state? And risk massive retaliation?
More dangerous are D-bombs, but even those would likely trigger retaliation.
I wish we could truly discover what that Really means.
So do I … Chris Murphy is the best, no equivocation, Senator in the US Senate.
Will let you know after the 2026 election.
So when does a Senator give up his job to run for President (and do you have a replacement?)
I concur!
Yeah, two clowns...Smurphy and Blumenfool.
Apart from name-calling, what ideas do you have, Droney?
Vote these two abject clowns out of office Bunyan.
Wow, Patrick seems nice.
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Let’s examine the facts.
First, there was no intelligence that Iran was about to produce a nuclear weapon with its uranium. Second, Trump’s constant taunts of Iran encouraged them to almost certainly remove the 800 pounds of non-enriched uranium to another facility. Thus, if the goal was “denuclearization,” it seems to have failed. Third, the nuclear facilities were not fully destroyed. Fourth, the United States had to beg China to tell Iran not to close the Strait of Hormuz, thus projecting China as a stabilizing world force. Fifth, Trump ignored all our NATO allies’ efforts to de-escalate. Sixth, to the extent the ceasefire endures, Iran now has nuclear components and no incentive not to enrich the uranium into weapons after seeing negotiations with the U.S. as futile. Seventh, Iran has taken steps to remove any supervision or coordination with the IAEA following the U.S. strikes. Eighth, the ability of the ceasefire to endure is highly dubious, and some of the most intense strikes happened after Trump claimed there was a ceasefire.
Hey there fellow now WA 👋 Chris is calling them out admirably.
Thank you Chris Murphy for your truthful insight. This corrupt, unlawful administration needs to be stopped. They have already started a war in our country. ICE is assaulting innocent people. Treating them in the most inhumane ways. Now they want a war in the Middle East. What Trump did is constitutionally illegal. When will this administration be held accountable? If this continues congress will be obsolete. Trump thinks he holds all the power and congress enables it. They are all traitors to our constitution.
Listen to yourself. You just said this administration is corrupt and unlawful while you call illegal immigrants innocent people. What part of illegal don’t you get? But please continue backing rapist, murderers and wife beaters. For Trump to win this last election is all about people like you. Americans don’t like what you have to spew.
I don't get that string of epithets. The facts are that migrants commit per capita far fewer crimes than American citizens. ICE rounds up people based on racial profiling, without warrants, often wearing masks, and without identifying themselves. The ICE people have no special qualifications to do this--no training other than to do what's necessary to seize as many bodies as they can. This is the same behavior as the Gestapo. I, for one, do not want thugs able to approach anyone and snatch them off the street. Its un-American.
See this site and others for statistics on immigrant/migrant crime rates: https://www.asanet.org/sociological-research-reveals-how-immigrants-can-reduce-crime/#:~:text=Immigrants%20do%20not%20increase%20crime,adult%20member%20is%20usually%20nearby.
typical dumb Democrat, conflating illegal immigration with legal immigration.
I am highly educated, not that matters to you. The 14th Amendment clearly protects PEOPLE from unlawful search and seizure. It doesn't confine this to CITIZENS. If the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution had meant to say CITIZENS they would have said so. They were learned and literate men.
Here are the relevant words: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Please note the word: PERSON.
How many illegals you putting up in your home?
I would if I I had to in order to save someone from ICE thugs by harboring that person in my home. Christian churches do this as well (I'm talking real Christian Churches, not White Nationalist Christian churches.
If I had to i would to protect them from trump's gestapo 🧊 ICE
The 1798 Enemies Alien act states the process which was followed. This is the Due Process Under Law required by the 14th amendment. This is lawful seizure and deportation.
It's an obscure act dragged from the past by MAGA freaks that precedes the 14th Amendment.
Astig, STOP WATCHING Fox News, pull your head out of your ass & pay attention to what’s really going on. Trump is a SNAKE OIL SALESMAN.
Do you get the reference or are you just mainlining the koolaid they’re offering?
STFU trumptard
That is legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants are 100% criminals.
Title 8 of the U.S. Code identifies federal criminal offenses pertaining to immigration and nationality, including the following two entry-related offenses:
“Illegal Entry”/8 U.S.C. § 1325 makes it a crime to unlawfully enter the United States. It applies to people who do not enter with proper inspection at a port of entry, such as those who enter between ports of entry, avoid examination or inspection, or who make false statements while entering or attempting to enter.
A great majority of undocumented immigrants have not committed "illegal entry" as described in 8 USC 1325. To try to justify wholesale seizure and expulsion of undocumented immigrants based on a claim that they are all "criminals" is dishonest and prejudicial.
No. Still illegal. All Criminals.
INA 222(g) "Visa Overstays"
INA 212(a)(9)(B) "Aliens Unlawfully Present"
Illegal does not mean criminal. More to the point, Trump pledged to focus on deporting dangerous criminals -- with lurid references to rapists, murderers, and child molesters. Many supported that initiative. But the Steven Miller mandate to up the volumes of deportations depends on ascribing criminality to vast numbers of undocumented aliens who are just trying to live quiet lives, while contributing positively to the US economy. That will harm us all.
Trump is a criminal as well. Twelve men and women on a jury convicted him of 34 felony counts for lying about his business ventures. Seems to me ICE needs to sweep him up.
And deny his birthright citizenship. Since both his parents were immigrants. He should be deported to elsalvadore for being a criminal non citizen
Can't do it to a citizen.
Are you DAFT? (That’s a rhetorical question, do you even know what that means?)
THEY ARE DOING IT TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
Entering this country without a proper visa is a CIVIL offense, not a criminal one. Most immigrants are good, hardworking people. Few commit crimes that you describe. There are far more American citizen rapists, murderers, and wife beaters. Do your homework.
Not to mention that already one of the WHITE South African immigrants Trump invited here has already murdered his wife.
It is not a civil offense. It's been a criminal offense (a misdemeanor) since 1927. Most often, civil PENALTIES are the only ones applied, which includes deportation.
Do your own homework. ;)
Title 8 of the U.S. Code identifies federal criminal offenses pertaining to immigration and nationality, including the following two entry-related offenses:
“Illegal Entry”/8 U.S.C. § 1325 makes it a crime to unlawfully enter the United States. It applies to people who do not enter with proper inspection at a port of entry, such as those who enter between ports of entry, avoid examination or inspection, or who make false statements while entering or attempting to enter.
Again, apparently you haven't noticed, but we have a 14th Amendment that clearly protects all PEOPLE with DUE PROCESS:
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
"Due process under law."
The 1798 Alien enemies act allows deportation without trial or hearing.
That is the due process under that law.
That law violates the 14th Amendment. Like many fellow Democrats, I do not want to live in a country where masked men with no identification can legally grab anyone they want off the streets and disappear them--take them to an undisclosed detention site and not permit them any legal representation. It's no different from how the Gestapo behaved. It's also reminiscent of the terrible days when American rounded up Japanese Americans and, without granting them due process, sent them to concentration camps. For those of us who believe in the foundational principles of our Republic, grabbing people off the street without due process is morally, ethically, and yes, politically as well, unacceptable, period.
Many immigrants are simply trying to survive. They do no harm. You do not deserve the world for yourself. Human beings have a right to live.
Adding to your comment: These folks are doing the jobs that the majority of Americans do not want to do and will not step in to replace as they get beaten then carted off to who knows where.
National crime databases have repeatedly shown undocumented immigrants are several times LESS likely than American citizens to commit a crime and MANY TIMES less likely than citizens to commit a serious crime. Yet MAGATS misguidedly continue trashing the “undocs.”
From a law-abiding POV, we citizens should aspire to behave as well as the undocumented immigrants.
The president is a rapist and murderer. He’s killing all of us. Slowly. Very slowly. Fock
the orange turd and anyone who supports the felon in chief.
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What part of the legal process that the United States set up for immigration don’t YOU understand? If you know how to read, you’d probably find the information you need on the government website which outlines the LEGAL process in which most of the immigrants are following. But I get it, reading is so boring, as is comprehension.
DTK ….Speak for yourself. The biggest criminal & also a rapist is your president. More than 60% of people don't like what you spew
Ok, DTK, uhhhh, let’s see who’s been(in a US court of Law) been convicted of 34 Felonies?
Go fuck yourself! No immigrants are illegal. You are a descendent of immigrants you hypocritical dumbass.
It is not a crime to come here, it is a misdemeanor, like a parking ticket. You fuckhead.
Take your knuckle dragging mouth breathing ass to Lies Social, X, etc etc. You can spout all your hate and ignorance there.
Well, you're backing a rapist and convicted felon 34 felons to be exact. He's running this country to the ground and you just sit back and cheer him on.
Supporting hard working people, many of which have crossed the border for a better, safer life for their families, have committed no other
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Do you even realize what kind of mindless fox drone you are?
Congress is useless at this point😡😡
Same as it ever was. War is a failure, always.
“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” - Thomas Paine
I'm not a resident of CT, but I'm grateful for Sen. Murphy's effective leadership and brilliant communication during these dark days. His work is a beacon for us all, thank you Senator. Our struggle goes on, but it goes on together.
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An excellent assessment of this wrong-headed decision. Please keep up your diligent efforts to bring the dark side of this administration into the light. Keep on truckin’. We NEED leaders like you everyday. 👍
Thank you, Senator Murphy. Thank you for keeping us consistently informed and updated with facts. Thank you for being a Congressional model of inspiration and leadership…exactly what the American people need from the ENTIRE Democratic Party. Thank you for your courage in standing up to tRump and his Regime. And, thank you for your never wavering commitment to your constituents and all Americans and making sure your decisions are always based on our best interests.
I couldn’t be more proud to support you! ✊🏻🌹
One really does have to wonder whether Chris Murphy is simply anti-American or suffering from extreme TDS. The fact is that Iran had enriched uranium at 60% or greater which is what is required for weapon's grade but not any type of civilian nuclear use which only requires 20% enrichment. Perhaps Chris would like to wait to respond when NJ goes poof in a mushroom cloud.
Everyone understands that the Iranian regime is evil and dangerous. Some of us think this is not the way to handle it--by becoming the handmaiden of Israel and getting dragged into their fight. Trump ran on a supposed promised to keep us out of forever wars in the Middle East. You think this will do that? Some of us do not.
Why do you assume a pre-emptive strike against Irans solves the problem once and for all? Do you really think Iran, with 92 million people, doesn't have more scientists at the ready to pick up and continue--only this time, do a better job of hiding what they're doing? Do you really think this is a one-and-done action--that bombing these sites solves everything? And do you really think the bunker-busting bombs destroyed all of its bomb-making capacity? Most experts do no think this.
It doesn't solve the problem once and for all. That is why Israel is continuing to bomb Iran. It just solves the three sites that Israel couldn't destroy themselves.
Adding to your comment: They may have moved the material before the strikes and the IAEA has not discovered leaks of radioactive material.
He’s Anti-American. But even worse all these TDS on here have an even worse characteristic. They are self-loathing. They are ashamed of being a patriot. They are ashamed of being white or Jewish or Christian. If they weren’t then their standing invitation to liberal progressive cocktail parties and echo chamber events would be revoked. They are violent and vulgar. They promote burning down cities and property. They are Marxist fools.
Oh for goodness sake. Yet another typical Right-wing attack on Democrats that claims we aren't patriots and are actually Marxists. It's beyond pathetic. My uncle died fighting for this country. I have the flag that draped his coffin. He would be appalled at Trump and the Right-wing, bigoted faction of this country. I am White and I am not the least bit ashamed of it. But I would never tout it, as you do here. Wake up. We have a tyrant in the White House who gets to do whatever he wants. As the joke goes, "It's a good thing Congress isn't around to see any of this."
Trump is a sociopathic manipulator of his followers. He's turned the Republican party into the Party of Trump. He's a powerful grifter who couldn't care less about the American people.
Spot on!
Then why is Trump doing exactly what I elected him to do?
Every family has veterans and gold stars. Every single one. Mine included. I would never speak for any of them. That’s disrespectful. You don’t know what anyone would have said who has passed.
That's preposterous. I am not "speaking" for my uncle. I know what his values were from my mother, his letters, and what he was like as a person. What's insulting is to treat the dead as silent. They die, but who they were remains alive in the people who remember them.
Fred Trump Jr was a Lt. in the air national guard. That’s DJT’s older brother. And you are speaking for the dead. Not a good look. Stand on your own 2 feet.
Well isn't that nice. Meanwhile, Donald sure wasn't. Donald had FIVE deferments, four for education and one medical deferment for bone spurss in his feet during the Vietnam War. That medical deferment was granted after he graduated from college in 1968, letting him avoid the draft. That draft status was at first a temporary exemption (1-Y classification), but in 1972 it was changed to a permanent exemption. These are facts.
As to you telling me I am "speaking for the dead," where do you get that line of thinking? I am not putting words in my deceased uncle's mouth. I am speaking about his values, which I (not you) know about from my own experience, from the experience of others in my family, from his friends, and from his letters, which I own. It is you who dishonors the dead by disallowing anyone to talk about the values held by people they knew well.
You start your comment out with a lie. You want to know one family that doesn't have any veterans?
DONALD BONESPURS TRUMP's family.
Really? Marxism died almost 50 years ago when most every government realized it doesn’t work. I suspect you are among those who believe George Floyd deserved his death.
Of course George Floyd didn’t deserve his death. And the cop who choked him is in jail as he should be. That’s a disgusting intellectually lazy comment. Marxism was just reborn with the democrats primary in NYC. Marxism is actually better than communism. Just ask Stalin. NYC is going to lose a lot of people, rich companies and its tax base. But don’t worry because the illegal immigrants who you nut jobs hide will have nice rooms at the Plaza.
Glad to hear you agree former cop Derek Chauvin deserves his justice.
Marxism hasn’t been reborn in NYC with Mandani’s likely victory as NYC mayor.
NYC mayors are tightly constrained by NYS laws arising from the city’s mid-1970s financing crisis. (GFord told NYC to “drop dead.”). The City comptroller holds almost as much power as the mayor. So don’t worry about NYC—we’ll muddle through our crises one way or another.
By the way, there’s a recent film about NYC’s mid-1970’s crisis “Drop Dead City.” It might be on YouTube.
What absolute, total hogwash!
Not to mention the curious timing of a CCP heavy jet with transponder turned off diverted to Iranian airport. While Iran didn't yet have a delivery system such as ICBM for a nuke, it's possible they had enough raw material for a dirty nuke to be dropped on Israel, making the situation crucial. One thin that is clear is that by not telling Democrats about the action, there were no situational leaks, which should be of concern to Democrats. Frankly the oppositional defiance of the Left has made everything they say suspect, especially in light of over 24,000 bombs dropped without Congressional approval by Obama during his tenure.
Go away
Weak
^"Please leave us alone to wallow in our groupthink. It's been months, and alot of us Democrats are going through withdrawal."
Let’s examine the facts.
First, there was no intelligence that Iran was about to produce a nuclear weapon with its uranium. Second, Trump’s constant taunts of Iran encouraged them to almost certainly remove the 800 pounds of non-enriched uranium to another facility. Thus, if the goal was “denuclearization,” it seems to have failed. Third, the nuclear facilities were not fully destroyed. Fourth, the United States had to beg China to tell Iran not to close the Strait of Hormuz, thus projecting China as a stabilizing world force. Fifth, Trump ignored all our NATO allies’ efforts to de-escalate. Sixth, to the extent the ceasefire endures, Iran now has nuclear components and no incentive not to enrich the uranium into weapons after seeing negotiations with the U.S. as futile. Seventh, Iran has taken steps to remove any supervision or coordination with the IAEA following the U.S. strikes. Eighth, the ability of the ceasefire to endure is highly dubious, and some of the most intense strikes happened after Trump claimed there was a ceasefire.
Actually Marius….ir really makes me wonder where you and your disgusting ilk and brain are from.
Really good analysis. As someone who last lived in Iran in 1978, I would like to point out that Persia has thousands of years experience building critical infrastructure underground. The prime example is the irrigation system called QANAT that carries water underground from the mountain snow melts to the very very dry valleys hundreds of miles away.
If what he’s done is illegal, what can be done to hold him accountable? It seems Supreme Court immunity leaves us no recourse; is this true? It’s maddening to witness. Thanks for being tirelessly outspoken Senator.
In what way it what Trump has done illegal. Not only have previous presidents (i.e. Clinton and Obama) done this, including the extra-judicial killing of an american citizen, albeit a dual citizen and known terrorist, but we are not at war with Iran. This was a surgical strike. The fact is that one cannot debate such actions in Congress before hand without telegraphic the ennemy and putting our men and women in harm's way.
These people are all sheep, good luck
Yeah, It’s kinda like Japan’s timing at Pearl Harbor which they screwed up.
He who hits first has the benefit of surprise, but unless you knock out the victim you’ve got a long battle ahead.
Yep. Act of war either way. But the Japanese gave at least a nod to the old chivalry practice of declaring war first before striking. Alas, their foreign service messaging used a code difficult for their translators so their declaration of war was delivered after the strike—raising American hackles as a stab in the back.
Iranians might consider DJT’s strike while promising two weeks for negotiations as a similar stab-in-the-back. What is done is history
It isn't illegal.
The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States.
Thank you Chris for being there for us. One thing I know is that trump doesn't do anything for America it's only to enrich himself. Congress needs to do their job. Republicans are evil.
#TrumpForPrison
Great write up Chris. Another major point I would add is that it plays right into Putin’s dream scenario. USA distracted by war with Iran will allow him to pursue his ambitions in Ukraine and beyond. It wasn’t just an incidental signal that Putin wouldn’t intervene or object. He was baiting Trump to attack and Trump fell for it, as he does with everything Putin dangles in front of him.
Yeah cause the previous administration would never do anything that stupid. Oh wait……….
Thank you, Chris, for your representation and hard work. No Kings.
Chris Murphy is just anti-Trump. If this was Obama doing it he would applaud. Just a partisan hack.
Chris Murphy's information stands as the bipartisan truth. Trump is backed by big business. Chris Murphy states reality. He doesn't have to put a 'spin' on them.
Open up to see the big picture and fact check the information before you repeat rhetoric.
There isn't a Democrat currently alive that gets to lecture people about "repeating rhetoric" after the Biden White House turned you all into small cogs in the Big Lie Machine about his mental decline.
Trump’s mental decline is on full display daily and ignored by all his sycophants.
Really. Why is it that all you Trump haters accuse us of the exact horrible characteristic and actions you endorse.
Biden was brainless and now Trump is in mental decline. He’s not.
Trump is a threat to our constitution and Biden lets in $20m illegal aliens.
Trumps a felon and you progressives destroy cities, burn down buildings,
hide illegal aliens some of whom are the worst like the Maryland man, and attack law enforcement. You gin up bullshit law fare against Trump which I really shouldn’t complain about because you literally got him elected.
Trumps military strike was unlawful and ineffective. Biden is responsible for 13 lost souls in Afghanistan and his approach to terrorism emboldened Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran.
You’re hypocrites.
You'll pardon us if we don't take the word of people who *literally just got caught lying about mental decline* to diagnose anything about Trump, scooter.
By the way, you do know you can't actually give someone a medical condition by consensus with your fellow travelers, right?
Thank you Matthew for this sparkling and accurate reply
You're welcome.
Ridicule is appropriate when you say ridiculous things.
"I either missed Biden's failings for years when everyone else saw them, or I was an active part, however small, in hiding his condition from the public. BUT, I want you to know that I've completely gotten over my case of partisan blindness (or dishonesty) since Trump took office and am now both ready and qualified to talk about the President's cognitive ability."
That's a ridiculous statement, deserving of all the ridicule that can be heaped on it.
So you didn't cover up Biden's mental decline for 4 years?
Please provide your supporting evidence of Trump's decline.
DJT refuses to be truthful about his physical examination and refuses a cognitive exam therefore no facts. Just his delusions.
This is no longer a conversation worth having with you.
So you admit you have no facts. I agree having any further conversation with you is irrelevant.
Compare interviews with him from the 80’s to the present. Then believe your own eyes and ears.
Yes, he is 40 years older. I still have no doubt that he is charge
Didn't we hear that during Trump's first administration? He took cognitive tests unlike Biden and passed perfectly. TDS makes many people delusional.
I wasn’t happy that Obama liquidated Alwaki without independent vetting.
Your final point is the most worrisome. Orange man is wildly popular in Israel and Netanyahu boasts about being the guy that can make the U.S. do what he wants. Republicans have invited him to speak to Congress and they are using antisemitism to wage a war on Harvard. Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, period. That’s not antisemitism speaking, that is human rights! Finally, might does not make right and it never has. Congress must take a sobering view of the relationship with Netanyahu which may very well be coercion with false evidence.
There will always be SOME anti-semitism esp among MAGATS. Question is—why Harvard and Columbia? Is anti-semitism stronger in the Ivy’s than say in LSU or Baylor?
My response to the Democrats. Congressman Jeffries and Speaker Schumer, Your statements against the President’s bombing of Iran are true but just frustrates us who want action. I suggest this, ACT like you are in charge. When the President goes rogue with an act of war, YOU and SCHUMER call everyone back for an emergency session. Have every democrat show up and hope some brave Republicans who oppose the latest catastrophe will too. You meet in the chambers and invite the MTM network and AP, BBC, NPR, CBC, Aaron Parnas (all the brave news agencies) to cover the proceedings so the world sees that you are taking action. Have a ‘missing list’ of those who didn’t bother to show up. I want you to become the BRAVE PARTY. Americans and the world are afraid. We need you to be BRAVE so we have someone to follow and emulate. And this call to action needs to happen now. Leaders aren’t always the people in charge. Do not tell us what you think, let your ACTIONS speak for you.
Oh, do run with the idea that Democrats just haven't thrown the *right* kind of tantrum, that some other ridiculous spectacle than they've already engaged in is the key to getting their approval ratings out of the gutter.
But there's literally nowhere for you to go but up, right? Might as well.
If it were Obama doing it he would applaud. Do not trust any politician.
According to Heather Cox Richardson, In the 1973 War Powers Resolution, Congress limited the president’s power as commander in chief to times when Congress has declared war, Congress has passed a law giving the president that power, or there is “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”
That same resolution also says: “The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.” If an emergency appears to require military action without congressional input, the president must brief the Gang of Eight—both party leaders in each chamber of Congress, and both party leaders of each chambers’ intelligence committee—within 48 hours. NONE OF THAT BRIEFING HAPPENED.
Please read the AUMF passed after 9/11 and never rescinded.
Congress has sat in a corner for 75 years letting POTUS wage war willy nilly.
Support Trump or despise him but there is no chance whatsoever that what he did is “illegal “ or not allowed by the very language of the AUMF.
Most Constitutional scholars think the War Powers Act is unconstitutional .., it has never been used to challenge the numerous Presidents who members of Congress claimed a POTUS has violated it .
Wrong. He posted on social media for all to read it.
DJT posted only after the B2’s returned, not before the attack. DJT also notified Dems after attack, not before.
No, the Deranged One only posted after the fact and only certain Republicans, his closest minions, were informed beforehand. No Democrats were told.
Yes, less than 48 hours after the act as required by the War Powers Resolution.
The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States.
Yeah, and you notice there were no leaks.
Not a good look for Dems.
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You seem triggered.