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People, Process, and Protest00:11:54
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Of times you go to church.
But at the same time, I think we need to realize that those institutions are sort of like when you think about running for office, you need a clubhouse, a political clubhouse to gather.
I look at the churches as an opportunity for people to go in there with their ideas of change in the world and to be able to find support, some material support, some psychological support.
I also believe you can get more things done working with others than just working alone.
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Yeah, the trip was really intended to make sure that we were standing up for due process and for every person within our borders rights to due process.
And Kilmar Obrego-Garcia was a key figure because the Supreme Court in a 9-0 ruling had ordered the president and the administration to facilitate Mr. Abrego Garcia's return.
The lack of action to that end should be concerning to every one of us because it appears that the president and this administration does not value the right to due process that all people have, not just citizens.
Every person in our borders has that right and we are not abiding by that right and we wanted to make sure that we were advocating and showing up as leaders at the legislative level, federal level, to make sure that it was clear that that is not in line with our values as Americans or with our Constitution.
We suspected that that might end up being the case.
We did not go there, you know, expecting that everyone was going to make sure that we had access.
We were on a no-dell.
It was not an official congressional delegation trip.
So we knew that there would be more challenges, but we wanted to make sure that we went to El Salvador, people saw that we were advocating, and that we, frankly, had press coverage that would elevate this in the public's eye, and I think we were successful.
The Hill reports that minority leader Jeffries was pushing back against criticism of Democratic representatives going to El Salvador.
You know, initially it said that he didn't want you guys to go and then push back against that.
And I mean, what have you heard from your leadership on the Democratic side about these visits and whether or not they're distracting from the agenda of focusing on the economy?
Yeah, let me just cover what I really believe is important here.
We went because due process is guaranteed within the U.S. Constitution.
That is not something that we can control directly.
How due process is carried out is not within the legislative branch's interest.
That is the judiciary.
What we had to do was stand up for the rights that are guaranteed to all people in the United States.
How Donald Trump is perceived is Donald Trump's doing.
Donald Trump may be perceived as good in some areas and not in others, and that is just for each American to decide how they feel about the leadership.
I personally am very concerned about the authoritarian-like actions by this administration.
Ignoring a Supreme Court 9-0 ruling should be a wake-up call for Americans.
So how people are perceiving this, we are a divided country right now, and that is really part of the problem.
Centering kindness and centering compassion for all people is absolutely something that I would continue and will continue to advocate for, and making sure that people have their basic rights is core to that.