subgenius wrote:so, taking kids out of parent's arms is not the same as taking kids out of parent's arms...got it!
No, you don't get it. Taking kids out of parent's arms is the opposite of putting a kid in his parent's arms. The US government took Elian Gonzalez and returned him to his Father in accordance with international law. For as many times as you idiots on the Right keep bringing up the EG affair from 18 years ago, one would think you had a decent grasp of what it entailed and who was involved.
subgenius wrote:No, enforcing the law is a matter of law..ergo the rather sticky binding ability of the oath of office.
There is no law requiring the government to separate kids from parents. That is a policy implemented by the Trump administration for the admitted purpose of providing a "deterrent." The idea is that we take their offspring and cause them so much agony and pain, that they'd never think to come across that border with them. You know, kinda like something tyrannical dictators throughout history would have done.
subgenius wrote:But i get ya, you were used to Obama having policies for not enforcing laws because it would instagram well. But i get it, on one hand when Obama enforced the law to detain children behind chain link it was ok, BUT when Trump enforced the law and detained children behind chain link it was not ok.
You keep referring to multiple laws that require us to separate children from parents but you cannot name them. I think there is a reason for that. You're just talking out of your Rush Limbaugh sucking arse.
subgenius wrote:So to be clear - exactly what part of the following policy (inasmuch as it applies to a family caught breaking the law) do you find objectionable ? - families are intentionally split up only if a child is determined to be at risk or if a child's parent or legal guardian is referred for criminal prosecution."
Cute, but this ignores plenty... by design most likely.
That answer does not mention the key fact that under the Justice Department's new zero-tolerance policy, all adults found to be crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization are now priorities for criminal prosecution. All such people would therefore have their children taken away.
Nor does this acknowledge that a deliberate increase in prosecutions is what is driving more separations. The Trump administration has at times denied having a specific policy to separate children from parents at the border. Though the government has documented such a policy, some officials, including President Donald Trump, have falsely argued that they are not following a policy but rather have no choice under the law.
Under the Obama administration, immigrants detained at the border with children were released and allowed to remain in the US while their immigration court cases were pending, in what was referred to as "catch and release." Families were also referred for civil deportation proceedings, not criminal, and therefore were not separated.
Substupid, in accordance with idiot Trumpers everywhere, is probably gearing up to drop this "Law" on us.
