"To understand this divide," Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says, "you have 40 senators who have signed onto legislation … that would allow the forever imprisonment of migrant children. And you have 40 Democrats who have signed on to treat migrant children with respect and decency while they await their hearing."
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Merkley: Senate 'Divided' On Response To Trump's Indefinite Detention Proposal | MTP Daily | MSNBC
Continued violation of human rights is not something any legislative body should be “divided” about
MSNBCannibals are seeking any means possible to release the Illegal aliens out into the wild for their sick and twisted hunting expeditions of them!!
Nonsense
Are you off your medication???
After WW2 America lead the human rights effort first it was combatants with no due process now noncombatant kids next citizens, don’t kid yourself!
Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
I cannot even go camping off grid, and come back to the America I grew up, Scouting, then the Army. I(n my four days off, 40 Senators are good with ‘Forever camps’?
40 Elected People, are fine with putting people, Asylum seekers, or just fruit pickers children away for life?
Are you Effin Kidding me now?
You wanted something different, You Got it.
You Tre45on Supporters Did this to the U.S.
Can’t wait till they come for you, and your most loved possessions.
They will.
First they came …
rexdink You said it exactly.. How they can still support him shows TDS is really what they have!
This is state-supported child abuse. It is beyond disgusting and the senators need to look for new employment. If individuals were to detain children in this fashion they would and should be prosecuted and imprisoned. Every child advocate should vehemently oppose this move.
Pro-life, what??????
How anyone can agree to allow “forever imprisonment” is criminal and cruel. It would be helpful to find out if those that are for it also have an investment in private prisons or are getting lobby money. There is NO reason to hold these people.
FREE the CHILDREN!!!
Capitalism kills. Need more proof?
Conservatives are psychopaths.
Dear America WTF
I don’t know, man, I don’t know. Words fail.
Democrats obviously want Open Borders. Stop denying it! There is NO maltreatment other than what the Fake Parents are doing. Democrats are throwing away 2020
T.R. 100% agreed
Obvious bot alert.
@Nancy Phillips A bot answering a bot how cute.
They need to get rid of the filabuster because Moscow Mitch has too much power and can block and delay everything.. That is not how America should be!! Doing this to children is just disgusting and they just don’t care about lives! Republicans are pure evil!
It is a violation of all child welfare laws.
I want a country I can be proud of.
Canada. Run for it.
Like it was with Obama!
@Jim P that’s no joke
wait msnbc is doing another story on trump,this should be interesting,cool 💤💤💤
Please feel free to f*** off since you don’t care how our country is being destroyed.
How did Oregon get such lame representation?
Merkley is awesome and we’re proud of the great job he is doing for our state and our country.
Indefinitely hold/detain all people with Trump and/or Kushner genes.
Sorry, not the kids. Just the adults who are guilty or complicit.
Wait their doing this during recess? Sick Mitch.
Bernie did answer your question regarding the lack of Senate you corporate stooge.
He’s said multiple times he intends to rally the people against Mitch McConnell and other senators through protests and local rallies. Quit pandering to your billionaire donors and tell the actual truth.
Republicans are disgusting traitors.
Capitalism kills. Need more proof?
The American rightwing are the greatest threat to all living things. If, at this present moment, you are still a Republican, you are either a greedy sociopath or you are just dimwitted white white trash.
The RepublicAn senators belong in those camps
Donald Trump is trying to claim that it is legal, it’s not.
When did corporate news MSNBC and in part CNN decide to advocate Joe “Hillary” Biden for president? I’m sick and disgusted with the constant PR and apology tour campaign pushed on every morning show. Corporate media propaganda pushed to millions of TV viewers while attacking Bernie Sanders as “makes my skin crawl”, or too old. The truth is only being heard by just a few thousand on sites like u-tube by independent voices. Please contribute to the progressive democratic movement and tell your friends it’s time for governmental change.