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As 75 Democrats Vote to Praise ICE, Ilhan Omar Wants to Hold Police Accountable for Protest Abuses (theintercept.com)

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Seventy-five House Democrats voted on Monday in support of a resolution that praised President Donald Trump’s deportation regime.

The vote came as Trump deployed more than 1,700 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to crush protests against increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and mass arrests.

Sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., a pro-Israel Republican, the bulk of the resolution was dedicated to condemning the attack last month in Boulder, Colorado, against pro-Israel demonstrators calling for the release of hostages in Israel. Tucked into the text was a line praising ICE, expressing “gratitude to law enforcement officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland.”

While some Democrats are busy joining Republican colleagues to praise ICE, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is seeking to pass a law that holds police accountable for violence against protesters. Her bill, introduced in late May, would apply penalties to law enforcement for using force in response to a demonstration.

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

forcing them to choose between voting against an antisemitism resolution so Republicans can slam them as being antisemitic and anti-Israel

The majority of Americans dont support whats going on in Israel. So its not much of a box to be in. https://news.gallup.com/poll/657404/less-half-sympathetic-toward-israelis.aspx

What the dem congressman as a group and individually risk is campaign contributions from AIPAC. This has always been about bribes from foreign lobbyists. They arent trapped in any box they dont want to be in. ITs like saying your cat is trapped in a box. They love that box.

[–] UsernameHere@lemy.lol -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bribes are part of it. But as recent progressive candidates found out, those donations also make or break an election.

The system is broken in a way that favors campaigns with funding.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

yeah. I just wish they cared more about doing whats right and what their constituents want. Except for the abstract threat of re-election, I dont think many of them care what we think. There needs to be a new school house rock series to describe this new reality to us filthy peasants.