by Anonymous I've lost all faith in your ability to rise to the occasion. I don't see leaders, I see complacent followers doing their job. I don't care about ICE's legality of their actions. I don't care about fining ICE. I've started many drafts about my disappointment in our elects to protect citizens. Many deleted lines attempting to argue fine details of ICE's actions and the failures of our politicians rising to the task. Researching perceived failings of those elected and relating them to my perceived failing of addressing the ICE crisis. There's no point because these two must coexist. These elects and ICE are part of the same system. The existence of ICE is predicated on the existence of our mllquetoast politcos. If there was an actual counter-party or opposition leadership, that might have been able to prevent ICE from getting this far. Or existing at all. The same reason we have ICE is the same reason we have this healthcare system, as many people living homeless, as many people in prison, and why our environment/climate is being destroyed wholesale. Working from within the system to subvert or create meaningful change against that system will never work. While I am disappointed in our elected's ability to rise to the occasion, I am hopeful a new system of organizing is coming. That those in positions of power currently will rise to help this new system where they can. However, it appears our elected are doing nothing. History has shown they will act in self-preservation and blind fealty to a piece of paper written 2800 miles away 250 years ago. Those in power today will continue to uphold this system of capital and cruelty. It's up to us to imagine and build a better tomorrow, today. ...read more read less