Van Hollen and Booker showing how representatives in government should be working for their constituents. I hope their aim is to be as annoying as possible until something good comes of it, but I worry Bukele will just arrest them and further erode the numbers we have in Congress.

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      Correct, although I imagine they don’t want to risk the optics of coming to the rescue of everyone only to find out after a court case that at least one of those people were actually guilty, even though you’d have saved hundreds from wrongful imprisonment and stood up for the constitution.

      Voters are just too dumb, I guess.

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        I mean that would be a win. You can show why due process is important and that justice is served with it.

        How is it a loss to use the justice system as it was written to convict someone of a crime?

        If Democrats are so worried about messaging that they’ll let innocent people rot in prison and only attempt to save one guy for a “win” that just means they actually don’t care about any of them.

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    Chuck Schumer and the DNC must be FURIOUS! This TOTALLY RUINS their ENTIRE Plan of ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! These Representatives NEED to stick to the DNC tactic of LETTING Americans get Deported so they can WIN the Midterms!

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      A Nazi at a bar I used to frequent would definitely love to see Cortez and Crockett thrown into a male prison/camp.

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    He obviously needs to bring armed forces with him and extract the guy and watch El Salvador blink in 1 second

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      He wouldn’t be going if he thought anything would be accomplished, he’s in it for the media attention so there’s no room for the progressives actually trying

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        He’s a US senator, the right thing for him to do would be to draft and pass laws to prevent this, form voting coalitions, you know the job we pay him for. Flying to el Salvador to take a picture with a prisoner after a Maryland congressman just did the same thing?

        They are milking this for political points and allowing it to happen.

        This is so far from the right thing to do, this is just trying to grasp at some headlines to make you think we’re not already to far gone.

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      Nothing lol he has no power over anything in El Salvador, he can talk to the president but I’m pretty sure the President has prior comittments in this matter. This is a photo op. Like the filibuster, they’re continuing to virtue signal to voters instead of leading and legislating. This does nothign to convince a handful of republicans to join them in reigning in trumps power. Pure optics. No strategy. I’ve seen headless chickens act more decisively.

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    The bottom line is that man will never be safe in this country again. This fascist regime has made sure of that. He will have a massive target on his back if he ever returns.

    American fascism is here.

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    He’s definitely gonna run for president again and is trying to position himself as relevant. He’ll never win.

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      His wife and child are American citizens. His life, job and friends are in the US.

      It’s not easy for people to give up the people and places they love.