Is it really that different?

[Gelston]

So, you got a bunch of democrats hoping on the abolish ICE bandwagon now and Conservative talking heads are going crazy. I seem to recall the abolish IRS bandwagon that a lot of Republicans jumped on too. Is it really that different? No one is actually going to abolish either agency, it is just rhetoric.

People have the memory of goldfish these days.

[Astray]

I was bamboozled into thinking this was a Tisket topic because of your avatar.

[~Rocktar~]

People have the memory of goldfish these days.

What were you talking about again?

LOL

It's not a lot different but the thing is that if the media grinds it enough then people may want to get on the train of causing a hassle.

[Gelston]

I was bamboozled into thinking this was a Tisket topic because of your avatar.

Tisket's avatar has a melon on its head.

[Astray]

Tisket's avatar has a melon on its head.

Just noticed that.

[rolfard]

[Parkbandit]

So, you got a bunch of democrats hoping on the abolish ICE bandwagon now and Conservative talking heads are going crazy. I seem to recall the abolish IRS bandwagon that a lot of Republicans jumped on too. Is it really that different? No one is actually going to abolish either agency, it is just rhetoric.

People have the memory of goldfish these days.

There is a slight difference.

When the Conservatives were speaking about "abolishing" the IRS, it was because of their flat tax plan, which would basically render the IRS useless due to the way we pay taxes.

If the Democrats would come out and propose open borders like they really desire, which would basically render ICE useless, then it would be the same thing.

[Amerek]

It's very different, IMHO.

Abolishing the IRS is a GOOD thing (less taxes).
Abolishing ICE is a BAD thing (more crime).

[Tgo01]

So, you got a bunch of democrats hoping on the abolish ICE bandwagon now and Conservative talking heads are going crazy. I seem to recall the abolish IRS bandwagon that a lot of Republicans jumped on too. Is it really that different? No one is actually going to abolish either agency, it is just rhetoric.

People have the memory of goldfish these days.

Maybe it's just my raging conservative boner interfering with my ability to remember things, but I don't remember many Republicans calling for abolishing the IRS, even during the IRS targeting scandal that totally didn't happen because Obama had no scandals.

[Gelston]

Maybe it's just my raging conservative boner interfering with my ability to remember things, but I don't remember many Republicans calling for abolishing the IRS, even during the IRS targeting scandal that totally didn't happen because Obama had no scandals.

It was one of Ted Cruz's cornerstones when running for President.

Me calling the same is mostly because both calls for abolishment are pure rhetoric. The Democrats wouldn't abolish ICE anymore than the Republicans would abolish the IRS. They are both weaseling for votes.