Van Hollen and Booker showing how representatives in government should be working for their constituents. I hope their aim is to be as annoying as possible until something good comes of it, but I worry Bukele will just arrest them and further erode the numbers we have in Congress.

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      Said the guy who just wrote a delusional fan fiction. Looking for a TV win instead of a policy win. I’m not sure you understand much of anything outside of creative writing.

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        Van Hollen on his own going down there was enough to cajole them into giving him a face-to-face meeting with Abrego Garcia. Two days ago half the people on the internet were convinced Abrego Garcia was already dead, but just 1 Senator was able to disprove that. The government of El Salvador was so afraid of the optics of denying just a single Senator that they backed down from their initial refusal and completely capitulated.

        And you think it’s fantasy that a larger number could accomplish more? You are clearly not paying the slightest bit of attention.

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          And then Trump opens up another prison in Venezuela and we’re right back to where we were. Needing the legislator to legislate.

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            …in Venezuela? One of the 2 countries in the western hemisphere we don’t have diplomatic relations with? A country Trump tried to do a violent coup in last time he was in power? You think they’re going to build a concentration camp for Trump and start taking prisoners?

            You have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about, and it really shows.