• Dem Bosain@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    Just remember that Bush sent “terrorists” to Guantanamo Bay so they would not have constitutional protections.

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      And Dems never put an end to it…

      You could argue the base does other stuff like agriculture washes of equipment before returning, but good luck explaining to the Cubans we need a part of their island to hose off shit too dangerous to be hosed off in America.

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    It’s not a legal black hole, it’s illegal according to the constitution, and senators should be going there to take pictures and video to show the public what actually happens there.

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    Im going to go out on limb and assume it’s because the place has always been a legal black hole for everyone sent there.

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    The expanded prison at gitmo is going to come in handy when the US starts rounding up Trumpists and billionaires for reeducation and wealth redistribution.