• spankinspinach
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    1 year ago

    I can’t tell if this is tongue in cheek, but the opposition is staying that this is exactly what should have happened before allowing the Nazi entry.

    My read on this situation is that it all seems obvious after the fact, but that’s cuz now we know. I believe the vetting process is being reviewed because of this event. Definitely a gaffe on the part of the speaker, if this info is truly so readily accessible

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      1 year ago

      How can one person be allowed to invite someone to attend an event with a visiting foreign leader and nobody cross checks? This nonsense about revising the process is a cop out. No way in hell the speaker can unilaterally do this without any background checks.

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        1 year ago

        Someone made a point that made sense to me - they definitely do security cross checks, but not necessarily political checks.

        My understanding is that they can invite who they want. I would guess based on the assumption that the speaker (an elected official himself) has the good sense to thoroughly vet who he’s bringing through the front door

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          1 year ago

          Actually, I made that exact mistake. Security checks, not background checks. I guess it’s fair to assume that a nonagenarian won’t be drop-kicking anyone.