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		RickJWagner 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ICE's Tool to Monitor Phones in Neighborhoods Obama set the precedent, didn’t he? The ACLU calls Obama a monster. Now it’s time to fish or cut bait. Do you condemn Obama for using ICE as described in the many articles I have shared?

hypeatei 19 days ago [–]

Obama didn't use ICE to crack down on dissent or to sexually abuse minors, so no. He didn't set precedent for the ways they're being used now.

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