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Mr.Bill

(24,253 posts)
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:22 AM Jun 2019

Who will be the first candidate to promise

they will grant honorary citizenship to all the separated children being held in the concentration camps?

That's what I would do.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Who will be the first candidate to promise (Original Post) Mr.Bill Jun 2019 OP
it would not lose any deplorable votes rampartc Jun 2019 #1
Do you actually believe the president can do that? jberryhill Jun 2019 #2
With authorization by Congress, Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #3
Beto is going to try to go into Homestead on Thursday Indygram Jun 2019 #4
"honorary" citizenship is meaningless... brooklynite Jun 2019 #5
Don't you mean citizenship?... SidDithers Jun 2019 #6
Well, it would tell the republicans Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #7
 

rampartc

(5,388 posts)
1. it would not lose any deplorable votes
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:23 AM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. Do you actually believe the president can do that?
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:33 AM
Jun 2019

"That's what I would do"

You would make a promise that you do not even have the power or authority to keep?

Why?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Mr.Bill

(24,253 posts)
3. With authorization by Congress,
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:41 AM
Jun 2019

the President can grant honorary citizenship. I will edit my OP.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Indygram

(2,113 posts)
4. Beto is going to try to go into Homestead on Thursday
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:42 AM
Jun 2019

Hopefully he will be able to get in.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

brooklynite

(94,384 posts)
5. "honorary" citizenship is meaningless...
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:49 AM
Jun 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
6. Don't you mean citizenship?...
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 09:58 AM
Jun 2019

What good would honorary citizenship do?

Sid

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Mr.Bill

(24,253 posts)
7. Well, it would tell the republicans
Mon Jun 24, 2019, 10:01 AM
Jun 2019

that we have a president who doesn't think they are subhumans from a "shithole country".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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