" Okay , permit ’s do it this way … "

The Trump administration — and by extension, congressional Republicans — havemade it very clearthat they’re fine with deporting US citizens.

Trump says he ’d like to deport American citizen to a gulag in El Salvador : " I ’d like to go a step further . I say to Pam , I do n’t have a go at it what the law are , we always have to obey the law , but we also have homegrown felon that drive people into subway … I ’d wish to include…pic.twitter.com/noStvA8JI8

Knowing that, you would think that nothing Republicans could say would surprise me anymore. And yet, this week, I sawthis videoof two Democrats asking their Republican colleagues in Congress a question that should be simple to answer.

Emma Goldman : nurture your hand if you do not think children with Crab who are American citizens should be deported … bet like it ’s all the Democrats and none of the Republicanspic.twitter.com/wTNoQ8wFcq

The exchange took place during a debate in the House Judiciary Committee, after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) introduced an amendment to prevent US citizens from being deported. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) asked the Republicans in the committee if their bill would cause American citizens, even if they were kids with cancer, to be deported.

That question was met with a full 15 seconds of silence, as all of the Republicans on the committee refused to answer.

At that point, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-New York) asked the question another way: He asked for anyone in the room who thought that American citizen kids with cancer should NOT be deported to raise their hand.

“All of the Democrats and none of the Republicans,” Goldman said, seeing that not a single Republican on the committee raised their hand.

Comments on the video agree that this should have been an easy answer:

Others acknowledge the “spectacle” of the question, but appreciate it anyway.

Some point out the hypocrisy of a party that heavily touts Christian morals…

…And a pro-life stance.

Generally, there seems to be a lot of agreement that even if this isn’t particularly surprising, it’s still awful.

In case you’d like to make some calls or send some emails, here’s thelist of membersof the House Judiciary Committee. The Republicans are listed on the left side of the page.

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Comment saying: "Absolutely sickening and devoid of sympathy and empathy."

Comment criticizing a spectacle as ineffective in the U.S., valuable globally, and lacking moral sense, stating it doesn't represent true American values

Comment stating, “And they call themselves Christians,” posted 16 hours ago by user hkdatas

Comment reads: "So much for the 'pro-lifers'. We've known ALL along they're actually pro-embryo only."

Comment by MewMewTranslator: "The silence screams. It screams 'I care more about how my colleagues view me than I care about the job I signed up for'"