OK, show of hands: Is there anyone out there who didn’t see this coming?
With Donald Trump reportedly considering an executive order to the family separation policy, the goalpost shifting is officially underway. First up? MSNBC’s Chris Hayes:
As far as I can tell, whatever the president signs today will not end the so called “zero-tolerance” policy that is flooding the system with criminal prosecutions of desperate people who are overwhelmingly seeking asylum.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 20, 2018
It will likely lead to indefinite detention of children (with their parents) in violation of a federal consent decree.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 20, 2018
Called it.
Here we go. https://t.co/Ic0NzXLBzd
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) June 20, 2018
Right on schedule. And here’s ThinkProgress’ Judd Legum:
LET'S BE CLEAR: Trump's "solution" to the problem of treating children inhumanely by separating them from their parents is to break the law and remove legal protections for children that prevent their indefinite detention
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 20, 2018
So effing predictable.
If someone does exactly what you've been demanding they do for a week and then you just move the goal posts and continue to act just as outraged, it becomes very difficult to take your outrage seriously.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 20, 2018
"How dare you separate children from their parents because of a legal obligation to not keep them detained?????"
*changes policy to allow family detentions
"How dare you detain children with their parents for extended periods of time???"
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 20, 2018
Also, stop saying that this allows families to be detained "indefinitely". That's misleading. They are detained, as always, until their cases are resolved. Difference now is they are proposing to remove 20 day limit for children so they can stay with parents.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 20, 2018
Doesn’t matter. You can’t win with these people.
Keeping families together was *never* going to be good enough https://t.co/R6s683JtrD
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 20, 2018
"As far as I can tell, whatever the president signs today will not result in totally open borders, so I will slam him for it" – THERE I FIXED IT FOR YOU.
— Eric Radliff (@reverendericd) June 20, 2018
So basically y’all were lying about it being “all about separating those kids from their parents.”
It’s just that you don’t want illegal entry prosecuted. And here you are admitting to your sham crocodile tears. https://t.co/5zK3wPTHfz
— KeepCalmAndDrawl (@FormerlyFormer) June 20, 2018
Like I've been saying. It's not about separating families. It's about the prosecution. They don't believe illegals crossing our border should be prosecuted. Good luck with that, Chris. https://t.co/F2jfKt7971
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) June 20, 2018
And there it is. Under the rules of this game, the only way you win is by not detaining anyone.
Don’t only detain the adults and separate the kids (which I agree w/), but also don’t detain the whole family together.
In Judd’s world, the only answer is not enforcing the border. https://t.co/E2gyPVACXj
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) June 20, 2018
Yep.
They've been arguing in bad faith this whole time, and people got mad at us for pointing it out from the beginning.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 20, 2018
I am curious now if the people who were legitimately concerned and wanted a real solution related to family separations will now call out those who were clear arguing in bad faith and simply wanted to score political points… https://t.co/ViIpFu6oBZ
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 20, 2018