@jasoninthehouse You should know what @SecretService did for the 50th Anniversary of the first March on Washington, Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
Security perimeter on public property.
Insufficient magnetometers - either 7 or 9 - took forever to screen the crowd that showed up two hours early. 1/
@jasoninthehouse @SecretService Thus, even though the public was there over two hours before the event started, the space was half-empty while the President spoke to a tiny crowd.
This was not a mistake.
As soon as President Obama was reelected, @SecretSvcSpox knew that he would be there.
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@jasoninthehouse @SecretService @SecretSvcSpox Government property, west side of Washington Monument grounds, about a mile from the White House, plenty of notice.
@ackocher You can actually help America by looking at a specific example, such as the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, from Ecuador, to explain why this matters.
Nobody, not even the family’s most vocal supporters, has ever identified any ground for asylum, because there isn’t any.
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@ackocher As you know, seeking a better life is both admirable and understandable, but doesn’t qualify for asylum.
Like all countries, Ecuador has its problems, but nothing going on there qualifies for asylum.
Ecuador even has a Consulate in Minneapolis to help its nationals.
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@ackocher Immigration advocates complain loudly, of course, but if the American people wanted to welcome the entire world to live in their communities, Congress would change the law.
They’re really angry at @TheDemocrats for losing the election, but cannot admit the real reason.
But if high-powered @nytimes wanted to spell correctly the surname of President @TheBushCenter’s White House Counsel and Attorney General @argonzales, @nytimes would have carefully checked every story.