about which Democrat voted for or against war on Iraq and which Democrat is supposedly doomed with a healthcare plan for all. While Trump burns the world to the ground, we are still looking inwards.

It creates a lot of time for resentments to stew.
In Canada, and I suspect for most democracies it's similar, it runs for about 6 weeks.

I can’t understand why so many important stories fade away. We should not allow that to happen.

You bet. He wrote a brilliant letter. Hope his idea moves forward to reality.

I expect it will be searchable eventually as I have since looked up the person who wrote it and found that he lives on Kauai now.

This is the Fall 2019 issue so is not yet online and won’t be for some time.

as Trump is in office. Sadly, Trump and his mindless supporters want it to be that way. They get pleasure from causing such suffering.

talk about.

Even chalking public sidewalks, letters to our electeds, letters to the editor, conversations, protests, so many countless ways to be heard.

BUT...

It may be that much of the nation could be shamed into doing something about this. It would be something. And something is better than nothing.

n/t

the party of Trump will be long and painful.

We have to keep our chins up, though. Because it is before us. Let's just hope Trump is soundly defeated. Because if he gets another term we are well and truly fucked.

Retyping an essay you can’t copy is commitment, old buddy.

Heheh. Sure would be nice to have a year off. ; )

a post I did this morning on this topic.

I LOVE this idea and will begin promoting it. Not that I have much say with the candidates, but if enough of us contact those we support maybe they will do.

Here's my post from earlier today: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212830156

Let's hope that we can bring about a 2020 that is happier than 2019 was.

This is SUCH a great idea. Thank you!

I hadn’t thought of Tom Perez. Good idea.

I wonder if I have to find a political person to route it through for him to get it?

The author of the letter, John Poppy, sounds like he’s got a really good head on his shoulders so he may have already done so for all I know.

Give it a try! Oh yeah, and ask the author if it's all right with him if you pass this on. It could really be a great party unifier!

anyone you know in Congress candidate or not, and all the candidates' campaign managers.

And I’ll credit him.

I’m hoping to hear from him too.

I’ll send to Brian Schatz, Mazie Hirono and Ed Case.

Maybe my own Rep too.

Mahalo.

I will too. Aloha.

Great idea! I would join them myself!

Thanks for posting!

1. Most of the kids are in private, corporation contractor care facilities. (The $750 a night kiddie care, remember?)
Government officials don’t have contractural rights to trespass into those private Corp facilities without a Court Order. Trump is stuffing the courts. Good luck with that.

2. Both federal holding cell regulations , federal laws and state laws prevent disclosing identities or Filming of children without parental consent. No parent available to give consent, no filming permitted.

3. Showing up at a particular location will simply provide those operating it a chance to move a lot of kids elsewhere, and create a faked Potemkin-type heavenly haven to show the press, IF they ever are allowed in.

“ At the very least, I want it on camera when officials refuse entry to a federal facility to senators, Congress people, governors and the national press. I want to see the guards showing their guns to block them. “
John Poppy

And right that's exactly what we are doing...nothing, and it's sad and it's depressing. I notice even with Trump supporters they don't like this being brought up, and they don't like it, because even they know it's wrong. The most awful fact besides where these children are being held, is that it's highly unlikely they will even be reunited with their parents. The trauma these children have suffered, and will be suffering, was unnecessary and just plain cruel. Yet it goes ignored....why? This would be a good thing for our candidates to unify behind. I think the next time I'm asked for money by one of our candidates, which is very often, I will ask what you have suggested and see what their response is. I will try and get a response from the DNC. I will also contact my representatives. Thank you!

The person who wrote it, whom I haven’t met, is John Poppy. He sent it in to his high school’s alumni notes. That’s breaking a norm, and we need to do much more of it.

With gratitude.

I so appreciate you sharing John Poppy's notes, it's important that people speak out, and not let these children be forgotten. I don't know if you saw this, but during the summer of 2019, Trump was making a very big deal about a rapper, ASAP Rocky, being in jail in Sweden, and how he would do his best to get him released. Justin Bieber responded with a tweet: ""I want my friend out.. I appreciate you trying to help him," Bieber wrote in a tweet. "But while your (sic) at it @realDonaldTrump can you also let those kids out of cages?"

I really thought maybe this would bring the situation to the forefront, maybe other singers, or actors, or our Democratic representatives, and even the Media would give it more attention, but nothing happened. The story just died. Big disappointment.

I don't what if anything, will be able to help these children, but if you hear of anything, please let me know.

Thanks, again!

Thank you for sharing this poignant essay. I concur with every single word!

I was waiting over the Christmas holidays for Democrats to use the occasion to highlight this egregious human rights violations. As tots around the US were opening their gifts around the Christmas tree, these little prisoners were being traumatized!! This press conference needs to happen NOW!!!! As a retired Migrant Teacher, it breaks my heart to see my students and their siblings in cages without their parents!