Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Child capacity at the USA southern border.

Trump loyalists states, "...the doors were open, they could have left when they wanted...."

Really? I mean, really? Really, these children have the capacity to reason they can leave?

I don't believe they have the map home or anywhere else for that matter. Children's understanding of life is what they know in the world provided to them. They aren't natural explorers. Bravery in a child is learned and not inherent.

They are in the desert. There is nothing around them they recognize as home. Teens might leave because they would have the rational they could come back. But, children won't understand the world enough to realize there is a way outside the concentration camp that is viable for their survival. 

I find open doors leading to the world irresponsible of the adult jailers.

I would expect the last words spoken to them by their separated parents or family were, "I love you. Be good. Do as you are told. We will see you later."

It isn't as though the authorities using private contractors as jailers or prison wardens provide an inspiring example.

...Stewart ended up in jail for a probation violation (click here) related to a five-year-old incident where he had shoplifted an 18-pack of beer and swung it at someone attempting to stop him. He died after seeking medical assistance for almost a month, according to a federal investigation. An autopsy showed a perforated ulcer had filled his stomach with at least a pint of blood....

Jail and/or prison isn't supposed to turn into a death sentence. Why are we surprised the same level of neglect and cruelty are shown to children not yet citizens?

The USA has a standard for personal hygiene. It is current as of 2015.

Personal hygiene is to prevent disease and it's spread. Personal hygiene is important to the USA. Below is the minimal equipment issue for the U.S. Army.

The political ideology of the Trump White House is contrary to the usual and normal standard of the USA.

2-3. To maintain an effective personal hygiene regimen, (click here) each Soldier must maintain a supply of personal hygiene items for use when they are going to the field or deploying. Note. Soldiers being deployed for unspecified periods of time should consider packing a 90-day supply of prescription medications and standard toiletry articles until sustainment of these items can be assured. 2-4. Personal hygiene items may include, but is not limited to, the following items:

Absorbent body powder
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
Antiperspirant/deodorant
Comb
Dental floss
Department of Defense-approved insect repellent
Eye drops
Feminine hygiene products
Foot powder
Hairbrush
Lip balm
Prescription medications (for example, birth control, blood pressure, and so forth)
Sanitizing wipes
Shampoo
Shaving kit
Soap
Sunscreen lotion
Toilet tissue
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Towels
Washcloths

Note. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer, sunscreen, and DOD-approved insect repellents are available through unit supply channels for issue to Soldiers as needed.        

Congratulations to Stephanie Grisham. Isn't this the second time Trump has taken a Melanie staffer for his own office?

June 25, 2019
By Kate Bennett

Grisham worked (click here) as the spokeswoman for the Republicans in the Arizona Legislature after a stint of several years as the public information officer for state Attorney General Tom Horne.

Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham (click here) will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday.

"I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 will be the next @PressSec & Comms Director! She has been with us since 2015 - @POTUS & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country. Excited to have Stephanie working for both sides of the @WhiteHouse. #BeBest" Melania Trump tweeted.

President Donald Trump didn't look far for his next press secretary in Grisham, who for the past two years has been the communications director for the first lady. Grisham will keep her current job too....

Trump accuser: I am so glad I am not his type. I think Anderson Cooper is very correct in the response by Mr. Trump.

The US house in writing the federal budget has to take a look at slowing the national debt and reducing it as much as possible.

The Republican tax law of 2017 is imposing high national deficits and a record national debt in the decades to come. There are also ridiculous items such as subsidies to the petroleum industry that should have been eliminated long ago. The US House has the right to impose taxes and/or eliminate tax breaks with every bill they write. I suggest they begin to identify where the national budget can realistically be reduced and begin the process.

June 25, 2019
By Gina Heeb

Federal debt (click here) is projected to jump to post-World War II levels this year and reach unprecedented levels over the next three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. 

Under current laws, the CBO forecasts debt would reach 78% of gross domestic product by the end of 2019 and 144% of GDP by 2049. While those estimates are slightly lower than those made last year and remain highly uncertain, the nonpartisan office said they still present risks to the economy. 

"The prospect of such high and rising debt poses substantial risks for the nation and presents policymakers with significant challenges," the CBO said its Long-Term Budget Outlook Report, noting that the US would see even larger increases in debt if lawmakers reversed course on plans to slash spending in 2020 and to let tax cuts expire in 2026....

Defunding of the federal government is causing problems at the US southern border.

All the bizarre cuts in funding occurring in the federal government, ie: Special Olympics, is Trump seeking to defund and eliminate the federal government with the exception of the USA military. That is a priority of the Tea Party ideology and it has now caused inhumane treatment of children.

The word enumerated was used by the lawyer representing the White House at least twice in arguing soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste and blankets are not required in safe and sanitary conditions. The Tenth Amendment of the USA Constitution discusses the enumerated powers of the federal government. In seeking to eliminate the federal government, the Tea Party ideology leans on that amendment over and over. The idea of enumerated appears in other agencies of the USA government such as "Occupational, Safety and Health Administration" Walking and Working Surfaces (click here). These are regulations businesses in the USA believe superfluous to increasing profits to shareholders. Businesspersons such as Trump view regulations as tripwires to lawsuits and the like in impacting profitability. Trump likes to think of himself as a person chasing after the ideology of making the federal government profitable or at the very least eliminate the cause of expenses.


The problem with any of the words used to write an order is that those seeking to circumvent the order will pick on words in order to negate the power of a judicial order. That is what is occurring with the words, "safe and sanitary" when it comes to the children removed from family members and placed in cages after crossing the southern border.

The Trump White House is trying to cut costs and quite possibly eliminate any responsibility for treating border crossers, regardless of age, humanly. One of the problems in dealing with a businessman in the Oval Office is that the government is the enemy to profits and in this case the existing government is the enemy to the Tea Party ideology.

June 24, 2019
By Mike Debonas and Rachael Blade

...Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) said Pelosi agreed to back changes to the bill detailing what constitutes humane treatment for migrant children in U.S. custody.

There’s a way to change behavior (click here) rather than just funding a dysfunctional system,” he said. “If you give them soap and toothbrushes and yet the administration is arguing that these children do not need toothbrushes and soap, then you’re not going to change behavior. If you don’t mandate ‘allow them to bathe daily,’ then they’re still going to be without bathing for many days.”...

Unfortunately, no flexibility can be built into any laws when it comes to dealing with people dedicated to a very vicious ideology of the Tea Party. Usually, legislators don't want to make laws completely inflexible to accommodate the circumstance not envisioned by legislators. But, in the case of the Trump White House, legislation has to be strict and enumerated otherwise the laws will not be adhered to and will be toyed with. Court appearances will become and has become a strategy of this political ideology.

When constructing legislation, the US House will have to enumerate the items that constitute humane treatment in order to achieve humane treatment of people at the southern border. I would not limit the enumeration of humane treatment items to children either. The people seeking asylum at the USA southern border do not want to return to their country of origin. They need to be able to begin to have materials that allow them to read to function within the borders of the USA. In the case of not just humane treatment, the words QUALITY OF LIFE can be included to indicate a higher standard of anticipated citizens entering the USA for asylum. Quality of life includes priorities of learning as well.