(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . What the GOP runs on: blockading Mexican ports and bombing migrant boats [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-26 Both DeSantis and Trump are running for president on a promise of illegal use of the military. DeSantis, as fits his constituency of reactionary columnists, is going for a blockade against a friendly nation to coerce it. Trump instead offers pardons for troops that do war crimes. NEW— In a new twist, DeSantis now proposes that the US unilaterally deploys a kind of blockade around Mexican Pacific ports to prevent the docking of cargo ships transporting chemical precursors for fentanyl production. pic.twitter.com/bdCo3gwRbV x Very serious, well thought out counter-drug proposals from DeSantis here. Invade Mexico. Blockade Mexican ports. These measures will definitely stop the fentanyl epidemic and I can't imagine any possible downsides.https://t.co/s2BQ2HUDwa pic.twitter.com/4nEL4xtHxF — Brian Finucane (@BCFinucane) June 26, 2023 Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people. DeSantis would also end birthright citizenship and build a wall at the southern border, resurfacing two ideas once championed by his chief rival for the GOP nomination, Donald Trump. The immigration platform as written offers a harsh approach toward the country’s undocumented population and the southern border. Described by DeSantis, though, the execution would be even more severe and would test the legal boundaries that have long defined who has the right to be in the United States and how the government can address those who do not. Speaking here in Eagle Pass on Monday, DeSantis said he would allow the use of deadly force against people who attempt to cross into the US by cutting through border structures. He agreed with a man in the audience who likened the flow of undocumented migrants to “an act of war” that would require a military response. DeSantis also proposed giving states the power to “declare an invasion” and deport people on their own. US courts have repeatedly ruled that regulating immigration is a federal responsibility. That principle was seemingly affirmed last week in part when the US Supreme Court sided 8-1 against Texas and Louisiana in their lawsuit over the Biden administration’s immigration arrest and deportation guidelines. www.cnn.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/26/2177801/-What-the-GOP-runs-on-blockading-Mexican-ports-and-bombing-migrant-boats Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/