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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, 12:17 PM

Feb 2026

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 2026 OP

;-{) Goonch Feb 2026 #1

Thank you for the gift link! CrispyQ Feb 2026 #2

The full article is well worth your time. flashman13 Feb 2026 #9

I would like to see DHS abolished RainCaster Feb 2026 #3

The Coast Guard was always part of the Department of Transportation before DHS came along Ray Bruns Feb 2026 #4

That makes more sense to me RainCaster Feb 2026 #12

A very small percent of DUers MAY have thought BidenRocks Feb 2026 #8

DHS Re-imagined gfarber Feb 2026 #5

DURec leftstreet Feb 2026 #6

If you want securIty from foreign actors swong19104 Feb 2026 #7

What punishment? 90-percent Feb 2026 #11

It's the Republican Party. We need to keep making that point every chance we get. CaptainTruth Feb 2026 #10

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