20 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Please let the people of OK keep him firmly away from the high office he so desperately wanted there.

 

We make no promises...but we'll do our best.

 

Unfortunately, Pruitt's resignation is a case of "too little, too late."  Yes, he's outta there (and back here, unfortunately) but the damage he did while he was in charge at the EPA will outlive him for decades to come.

22 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

The part that got me was when the organization she was with basically pulled a Mariah Carey ("I don't know her.") I hope that someone is going to help her as I imagine she will be high on the deportation list.

 

If the group, called Rise and Resist had pulled a 'Mariah Carey' they certainly changed their tune when I heard one of their representatives speak this morning.  The group's spokesperson said that although, it was not something the group planned (because of the physical risk), they thought cited Patricia for her bravery and called her an active member of the group.

 

Ms. Okoumou has already been released on her own recognizance to appear in court next month with three misdemeanor charges.   She has pled not guilty.

 

"Michelle Obama said when they go low, we go high. And I went as high as I could." The Statue of Liberty climber speaks out for the first time since her apparent protest: https://t.co/jwvTjjJt6S pic.twitter.com/6T1aGPFsst

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 5, 2018

@DRW50 By the way, Ms. Okoumou, who emigrated in 1994, is a naturalized U.S. citizen.  Not sure where people are getting the idea that she can be deported without a major breach of the rule of law.

46 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

@DRW50 By the way, Ms. Okoumou, who emigrated in 1994, is a naturalized U.S. citizen.  Not sure where people are getting the idea that she can be deported without a major breach of the rule of law.

 

I read an article a week or two ago that naturalized citizens are also being deported (or at the very least taken into custody). Maybe that's wrong. I hope it is.

 

I'm glad the organization is standing behind her now. Their statement yesterday didn't give me that impression.

20 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

I read an article a week or two ago that naturalized citizens are also being deported (or at the very least taken into custody). Maybe that's wrong. I hope it is.

 

I'm glad the organization is standing behind her now. Their statement yesterday didn't give me that impression.

 

That is wrong. 

A green card holder a.k.a 'legal resident' can be deported if serious crimes are committed. 

A naturalized U.S. citizen has all the rights of any other U.S. citizen.   

There have been reports of green card holders and a naturalized citizen being detained before being released.  As terribly unpleasant that is, it is not the same as deportation.

Only a major paperwork snafu can cause a U.S. citizen to get a deportation order, at which point that would be grounds for one hell of a lawsuit.

Edited July 5, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-us-army-is-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits

22 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-us-army-is-quietly-discharging-immigrant-recruits

This is really messed up.

Scott Pruitt’s campaign of abusing and “ratfucking” his own aides is what, in the end, led to his downfall. @lachlan and I report on how: https://t.co/Vr0e0pBfZI

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) July 5, 2018

“A thousand points of light,” Trump says of the old HW Bush slogan. “What the hell does that mean?”

— James Oliphant (@jamesoliphant) July 5, 2018

SNL used to rag on that speech too. One of the few things I do not miss about Presidents of more modern years is the phony, overwritten speeches that most of them never could pull off anyway (only Reagan could, which is probably the only compliment I can pay him). Even Obama's best moments were more from the heart than from the pen). 

 

Of course I'd take that over "build the wall" or "they aren't bringing their best." 

Well, Pruitt's out, which means...one more contestant for the special "Trump edition" of "Dancing with the Stars."

Edited July 6, 20187 yr by Khan

4 hours ago, Khan said:

Well, Pruitt's out, which means...one more contestant for the special "Trump edition" of "Dancing with the Stars."

I want to be happy about the fact that this guy is out, but will his replacement be better? Doubt it. Maybe he'll be better at pretending. 

9 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

That is wrong. 

A green card holder a.k.a 'legal resident' can be deported if serious crimes are committed. 

A naturalized U.S. citizen has all the rights of any other U.S. citizen.   

There have been reports of green card holders and a naturalized citizen being detained before being released.  As terribly unpleasant that is, it is not the same as deportation.

Only a major paperwork snafu can cause a U.S. citizen to get a deportation order, at which point that would be grounds for one hell of a lawsuit.

Yes.  I think people are on edge right now and are expecting the worse for 45 at every turn.  Yet despite his best efforts we aren't living under some blood and soil doctrine.  A citizen is a citizen as it should be.

Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club has applied for permission to hire 40 foreign workers, according to Labor Department data. This, despite Trump claiming that immigration is holding down wages and crowding out native-born American workers. https://t.co/Cd1NzJnBU2

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 6, 2018

Wow, so the courts have already struck down six of Scott Pruitt's rollback policies!  He was so hasty to undo Obama-era protections that he neglected proper procedures. I see this happening a lot with this current government.

Are any of these people taking these childrens' fates seriously?  People love their dogs, but come on.

 

 

JUST IN: Federal judge agrees to delay next meeting about extending deadline to reunite 101 children under the age of 5 until Monday because Trump administration lawyer has “dog sitting responsibilities” this weekend.@JuliaEAinsley

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) July 6, 2018

^ How ridiculous.  There should be no extension. Taking any of these children was an act of evil, but under 5?  What a terrible trauma. I wish nothing but pain on everyone involved in this.

Giant Trump baby to fly over London during his visit!  

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44732754