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Abbot's desire to pull over Latinos for no reason blocked by judge

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by fchowd0311, Aug 7, 2021.

  1. fchowd0311

    fchowd0311 Contributing Member

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    https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/03/texas-greg-abbott-migrant-order-blocked/

    Using covid as justification for such a draconian policy is even more disgusting.

    Please tell me people who agree with Abbot's order here, how does a cop distinguish who is an "illegal" in a car? Are any white families going to get pulled over?

    This is asking for any Latino looking individual to be pulled over for no reason other than appearance.
     
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    Nice try but Latinos as well as a large percentage of black males ages 35 and below are moving more conservative
     
  3. fchowd0311

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    I don't know how that's relevant to the post?

    I'm asking how can a cop distinguish who "looks illegal" in someone's vehicle without violating their civil rights?

    I'm American unlike what ever troll farm you come from therefore I actually care about civil rights. It's a core part of our nation, something you won't understand from your troll farm.
     
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    The covid reason is funny. Perhaps the gov should amend the EO to pull over drivers looking like Republican, who pose a risk of spreading covid. No need to tell them to go back to their origin, but just gently remind them to go get a shot. Wonder how people feel about this?
     
  5. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Does becoming more conservative change the color of one's skin?
     
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    This is the right ruling and it is a proper check against the ill thought out policy that Abbot is doing. This is just more deflection from Abbott over the COVID situation that his other policies are exacerbating. Also the poor performance of the TX power grid. It's scapegoating immigrants.

    Also as noted in the article cited by the OP:
    "The Biden administration has continued to turn back many migrants under Title 42, a Trump administration-era practice that allows agents to make migrants return to Mexico because of the risk of spreading COVID-19."

    Again this rhetoric that the Biden Admin. has an "open border" policy just isn't true. If Abbott really wanted to address the situation he should be working with the Federal government than opposing them.
     
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    Midterms gonna be fun
     
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    If Latinos like voting people like Abbot, maybe they hate illegals more than their own civil liberties?

    Cali flipped from red to blue because Latino voters decided their vote mattered and made both parties pay attention.

    I would let this **** rip and see what really matters to voters.



    Sometimes I think the big money in Texas likes Dems being the way they are and are gaming their leadership to be slow, stupid, and out of touch (low infra, low services, low income taxes, high growth, zero planning to reduce headwinds for companies, high subsidies to lure biz).

    With that **** leadership in place, Democrat voters are playing a game that's already lost before it even began.

    Seriously, why are these ****ing losers still employed? Clean house, get relatable people, and crowdfund like Bernie to bootstrap beyond the primaries without kissing any godawful greasy lobbyist rings.
     
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    Step 1: hit 'em with the taser
    Step 2: hit 'em with the needle
     
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    Step 3: Hit them with the Tazer again.
    Step 4: Repeat as necessary (desired)
     
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