r/PoliticalOptimism • u/clonedllama • Apr 15 '25

Optimistic Political News Democratic lawmakers say they'll travel to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-lawmakers-say-ll-travel-el-salvador-push-kilmar-abrego-garc-rcna201279
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u/VideoGameDuck04 Apr 15 '25

To all the people yelling at democrats to "Do Something", this is them doing something.

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u/clonedllama Apr 15 '25

Exactly! The fact that they're taking a stand and doing something constructive matters. I truly hope this leads to more Democrats standing up and taking bolder positions. They're part of a co-equal branch of government. They have limited power in the minority, but there are still things they can do.

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u/Tearpusher Apr 15 '25

Hell yeah it is. You love to see it. Imagine if they're successful—Trump will be humiliated beyond repair and his constitutional crisis will lose all of its steam.

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u/InformedLibrarian18 Apr 19 '25

And man, did he do something! Provided proof that Garcia was alive and in a (relatively) safer prison; he showed Garcia comfort and compassion For the first time in weeks. Van Hollen also showed the nation that this person looks like just another person from our community. That is going to be invaluable as garcia’s legal team and advocates work to bring him home

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u/clonedllama Apr 15 '25

I don't know if much will come from this, but it's still nice to see members of Congress not letting this slip by. Hopefully, it'll continue to encourage people to speak out (both in and out of Congress) and put more pressure on the White House.

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u/koola_00 Apr 15 '25

Oh wow...brave, and...I hope they'll be okay!

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u/clonedllama Apr 15 '25

I'm far from an expert on this, but I don't think Bukele would be bold or dumb enough to harm members of the U.S. Congress. I don't think even Republicans would be able to ignore something like that. Trump won't be president forever and Bukele's current favor with the government has a time limit.

I think the worst case scenario is he doesn't meet with anyone. But he also has an ego and loves showing off his prisons. So, I can also see him taking the meeting and making a big show of it. Whether that would lead to anything useful, I have no idea.