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RainCaster

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3. I would like to see DHS abolished

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:17 AM

Feb 2

Return all their agencies to their former homes. The Coast Guard returns to Defense, ICE is shutdown entirely and CBP returns to DOJ control. The whole DHS plan was a feel good moment for W after 9-11. It was purely reactionary and served as a power grab for the GOP.

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The Rot Goes Deeper Than ICE [View all] Zorro Feb 2 OP

;-{) Goonch Feb 2 #1

Thank you for the gift link! CrispyQ Feb 2 #2

The full article is well worth your time. flashman13 Feb 2 #9

I would like to see DHS abolished RainCaster Feb 2 #3

The Coast Guard was always part of the Department of Transportation before DHS came along Ray Bruns Feb 2 #4

That makes more sense to me RainCaster Feb 2 #12

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DHS Re-imagined gfarber Feb 2 #5

DURec leftstreet Feb 2 #6

If you want securIty from foreign actors swong19104 Feb 2 #7

What punishment? 90-percent Feb 2 #11

It's the Republican Party. We need to keep making that point every chance we get. CaptainTruth Feb 2 #10

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