Democratic Congress Member Garcia
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Madam Chair, on a point of order.
That was your time. Your time is over. And now we're asking a week. The chair has discretion.
That was your time. Your time is over. And now we're asking a week. The chair has discretion.
That was your time. Your time is over. And now we're asking a week. The chair has discretion.
As long as we have that understanding, that's fine.
As long as we have that understanding, that's fine.
As long as we have that understanding, that's fine.
This interview over the weekend that he doesn't know if he would uphold, should uphold the Constitution in the situation with due process with undocumented immigrants. What's your reaction to what the president said this morning?
This interview over the weekend that he doesn't know if he would uphold, should uphold the Constitution in the situation with due process with undocumented immigrants. What's your reaction to what the president said this morning?
This interview over the weekend that he doesn't know if he would uphold, should uphold the Constitution in the situation with due process with undocumented immigrants. What's your reaction to what the president said this morning?
Look, I think this is so misguided. The notion that because he won an election that he should be able to ignore the Constitution or violate our laws is preposterous. Every president wins an election. That does not mean that they get to just make up whatever laws they want and decide which ones they're going to comply with and which ones they aren't.
Look, I think this is so misguided. The notion that because he won an election that he should be able to ignore the Constitution or violate our laws is preposterous. Every president wins an election. That does not mean that they get to just make up whatever laws they want and decide which ones they're going to comply with and which ones they aren't.
Look, I think this is so misguided. The notion that because he won an election that he should be able to ignore the Constitution or violate our laws is preposterous. Every president wins an election. That does not mean that they get to just make up whatever laws they want and decide which ones they're going to comply with and which ones they aren't.
Donald Trump does not get to decide what the law is. The Supreme Court and the judiciary does, as well as immigration judges for deportation cases. And so the issue here is he wants to use the Alien Enemies Act in 1798 law from a completely different era that says only those who represent, who are essentially soldiers for a different country in wartime, can be removed from this country.
Donald Trump does not get to decide what the law is. The Supreme Court and the judiciary does, as well as immigration judges for deportation cases. And so the issue here is he wants to use the Alien Enemies Act in 1798 law from a completely different era that says only those who represent, who are essentially soldiers for a different country in wartime, can be removed from this country.
Donald Trump does not get to decide what the law is. The Supreme Court and the judiciary does, as well as immigration judges for deportation cases. And so the issue here is he wants to use the Alien Enemies Act in 1798 law from a completely different era that says only those who represent, who are essentially soldiers for a different country in wartime, can be removed from this country.
But there hasn't been established in any way, shape or form that there's any war that Venezuela is waging on us. In fact, the intelligence community has determined that Venezuela is not directly supporting the Trendavra, the gang, the foreign terrorist organization that's been designated now. So there is no factual basis to think that the Alien Enemies Act should apply.
But there hasn't been established in any way, shape or form that there's any war that Venezuela is waging on us. In fact, the intelligence community has determined that Venezuela is not directly supporting the Trendavra, the gang, the foreign terrorist organization that's been designated now. So there is no factual basis to think that the Alien Enemies Act should apply.
But there hasn't been established in any way, shape or form that there's any war that Venezuela is waging on us. In fact, the intelligence community has determined that Venezuela is not directly supporting the Trendavra, the gang, the foreign terrorist organization that's been designated now. So there is no factual basis to think that the Alien Enemies Act should apply.
And for Donald Trump to just say, oh, well, I won in my election, therefore I get to determine what the Alien Enemies Act says is preposterous. It runs totally counter to the very fundamental nature of our constitutional and democratic values.