Over 600 kids at the U.S. border were taken as their parents were jailed

"The ACLU has sued over the practice of separating families at the border, though by the time that gets through the process, there will be much damage done to the children themselves, many if not most of whom came here seeking protection from violence in Central America. There’s also a strong argument that the policy violates international law and norms."

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The Bill To Let The President Imprison U.S. Citizens in Military Detention Forever

"Thanks to a combination of sloppy drafting and clear reluctance to take the executive branch head-on, Corker and Kaine’s proposed AUMF could do the opposite, handing genuinely tyrannical powers over to the president."

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