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I know no one wants to hear this now but the #AbolishDHS movement in light of #Portland, much like #AbolishICE movement earlier, doesn't actually address the abuse of power issues at stake. It's an easy hashtag and distracting b/c it gives too much to @dhsgov and its defenders.1/
Every major democracy has a homeland security prevention and response agency. Every major democracy has border enforcement agencies. Its often heart-wrenching work, but it can also be done more humanely and lawfully. Nothing we see in #portland is related to those missions. 2/
This is just an abuse of power and authority. It has nothing to do with what the agency should and could be doing.
The design of the agency was flawed, there is no doubt. In 2003, maybe it wasn't necessary. But it is here, and will need to be reformed, abuses corrected, 3/
The design of the agency was flawed, there is no doubt. In 2003, maybe it wasn't necessary. But it is here, and will need to be reformed, abuses corrected, 3/
