Monday, January 21, 2019

Why Democrats Rejected Trump's Latest Offer


Simply put he offers nothing other then to give back what he took away.

"Amnesty will be used only on a much bigger deal.."
If Democrats would give in it would signal to Trump all he needs to do is take other stuff away as a bargaining chip to get even more money or whatever other demands he can come up with in the future.

Think of it this way. You're playing poker with Trump. He takes $20 out of your wallet to use for his bets. He then insist the only way you can get it back is to play by his rules.

As anyone should plainly see by Trump's tweet he's neither in favor nor against DACA. He sees DACA only as means to his ends. Question is what else would he be willing to take away and hold hostage in order to get congress to agree to his ever changing whims?

I am most certain even if congress gave him his $5b+ wall it would only be the beginning. The American government has a policy of not negotiating with hostage takers. The reason being once we give in most certainly it encourages more of the same. This instance should be no different.

The way any president gets things done is not by threatening those he curries favor with. Instead this president is threatening to make things so toxic he hopes one day to break the backs of just anybody in the world who opposes his will. The way I see it the United States became powerful because countries (and people) wanted to emulate us. Not because they felt under threat by some power hungry despot Mark my words-- if this continues as it is-- our entire democratic system as well as our standing in the world is under threat.

I want to make myself clear. This isn't about how I feel towards Pelosi (Democrats) or Trump (Republicans). This is about cooperation not surrender. The first step is to getting our country up and fully functioning again. Nothing is more important. Any number of issues could be cause in some peoples' minds for a shutdown. None of them should be a justification whatsoever under any circumstance.

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