I'm loving the Democratic party's response to all this. Well, maybe I would love it if they had one.
The only person saying jack shit is Gavin Newsom. Actual leadership in a time of crisis and uncertainty is something the Dems could use now and for the past 5 fucking years. Instead though, at least from the few articles I've read, they're downplaying the violence and utter anti-American sentiment. The notion that those assholes indiscriminately throwing rocks at civilian cars are protesting Trump specifically is absurd. They're there to fuck shit up and nothing more; and between the non-response from the Dems and the unquestioning praise from the far left, what the hell are people supposed to think.
Again, for me, this is about magnitudes. As far as I can tell, this isn't the Rodney King riots. Trump escalated this too damn fast, and it appears to be intentional. Like I noted regarding the Walker protests in Akron, the city sucked the oxygen out of the protests, by allowing them... with no through traffic. There are ways to deal with this and Trump (or should I say Miller) isn't looking to quell violence, they want the violence. They want to normalize Federal enforcement across the states.
Maybe someone can point me to a credible news article on wide Democrat solidarity and support for Newsom. If so, I'll change my mind.
I'd remind you, this has all occurred in a period of days. Senior Democrats are likely reading up on the law and trying to figure out motions against these actions and potentially more dystopian ones. We are in uncharted territory right now. Generally, in the past, when the Federal Government is doing some shady shit, like mass arrests of war protestors or encamping the Japanese, the two parties are aligned. And when the National Guard was called up to protect Selma protestors, that was about protecting Civil Rights. What Trump is doing is new and the Democrats aren't certain how to react. And they have very little power to actually do anything. Governors in other states have no standing.
The Democrats have multiple issues. Firstly the problem for Democrats is that "Illegal Immigrants" have no legal standing to be in the US and Trump enforcing that
isn't against the law. Enforcing it without Due Process is against the law (well, until SCOTUS says otherwise). Usurping the National Guard... could be breaking the law, especially with such a low bar for Trump jumping at it. Then we have the nuance of the illegal immigrants being family / friends and what benefit the US is getting out of these actions. It likely is very minimal, but arguing nuance, against the GOP and they will post photos of burning Waymo.
The protests and violent protests, not riots, are legal and illegal, respectively. Of course, the Democrats can't say lawful protests are fine because people will do what was done and post the illegal shit that the Democrats didn't condone and say the Democrats condone the violence. Then remember that this is on top of all the other shady shit the Trump Admin is doing, from tariff wars to DOGE illegal impounding of spending, illegal firing of staffing, permanent retraction of government departments, and RFK Jr sending America back to the pre-Penicillin days.
Truth be told, the Democrats can't effectively say anything. There is no way to put a message out that works, and they are already too busy with all the other crap.
P.S. Now I have to go get a passport so I can get a Real ID so that I can take a fucking domestic flight. Where's the conservative response to this bullshit?
If you have a passport, you don't need the Real ID.
