Sunday thought: Green Shoots?
Sunday thought: Green Shoots? The past week Robert Reich Feb 1 Friends, Public pressure . Pause over these two words. They explain much of what happened this past week. Why did the Department of Justice finally agree to commence a civil rights investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti? Why was Greg (“How-the-hell-do-I-open-this-teargas canister?”) Bovino removed from his commander-at-large position in Minneapolis and replaced with border czar Tom Homan, who promises to de-escalate the situation there and drawdown the number of agents? Why did seven Senate Republicans join all Senate Democrats in voting to block the spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security? Why did two Senate Republicans even vote with Democrats to repeal the $75 billion funding increase for ICE that Republicans had included in their Big Ugly bill last July? Public pressure. It’s different from political power. You and I and most Americans have little or no political power. We can’t force the dict...