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Congress now doxxing Trump supporters???

Joaquin Castro, taking a leaf from the book of Anti-fa, has on his Facebook page, published a list of all people who have donated money to the Trump campaign in San Antonio, [b]INCLUDING THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF 5 OF THE DONORS, WHICH IS[u] NOT[[/u] PUBLIC INFORMATION!!!![/b] Most likely in hopes that they will be targeted by the way far out left.


"President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has taken issue with a Facebook post from Texas congressman Joaquin Castro that lists the names and employers of Trump donors in San Antonio and accuses the private citizens of "contributing to harmful rhetoric that targets the Hispanic community and so many others."

Castro, twin brother of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, posted late Monday night on Facebook that he was "sad to see so many San Antonians on this list of maximum donors to Donald Trump." He specifically called out two companies, including a popular BBQ restaurant, and posted a list of 44 donors, with their full names and employers.

Trump campaign official Tim Murtaugh highlighted the post on Tuesday, calling it a "target list."

"This is Joaquin Castro, Congressman & chair of his brother's campaign," Murtaugh wrote. "Naming private citizens & their employers, targeting them for political views and exercising 1st Amendment rights."

"At the very least [Castro] is inviting harassment of these private citizens," he said. "At worst, he's encouraging violence."

"Should delete & apologize," Murtaugh added. "Castro campaign should disavow."

A request for comment to Julian Castro's presidential campaign was not immediately returned.

The decision by Joaquin Castro comes days after two deadly shootings in the United States, with information indicating that both murderers held radical political beliefs.

Just a few hours before his Facebook post, the congressman appeared on MSNBC to blame Trump for the actions of the man who killed more than 20 in El Paso.

"A lot of the language that the shooter used is eerily similar to language that the president has used to dehumanize and demonize Hispanic immigrants in this country." he said during an interview with Chris Matthews. "So the president has created this deadly climate where people are acting upon the kind of words and language that he has inspired in them."

His Facebook post quickly succeeded, if his goal was to create animosity within the San Antonio community. Many immediately pledged to no longer give business to companies owned by donors to Trump.

"Time to start buying bbq and gas somewhere else!!" wrote one Facebook user. "Boycott all their businesses, hit them where it hurts, their pockets," wrote another.

Campaigns are required to publicly disclose the names and employers of all their donors, which can be found in filings to the Federal Election Commission. It is highly unusual for politicians to use their public platforms, however, to highlight the names of political donors of their opponents."

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3769712/posts
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Targeted by the far out left, huh?

Thank heavens for Citizens United, PACs, and other money laundering outfits, like the NRA.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@MistyCee "We don't like your politics so, yeah, you should be targeted because NRA."
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee [quote]the [b]way [/b]far out left.[/quote]😂
@Sicarium Something like that, I guess.

Doxxing is nasty stuff, but I like, for example, being able to not shop at Hobby Lobby.

I don't get this post exactly, and I have a feeling there's more to this story than meets the eye.

Who's paying for Castro to "publish" stuff that ought to be public record, for example.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@MistyCee These were private citizens, not Hobby Lobby.
@4meAndyou Respectfully, i think you're underestimating the "target audience"

There are many who don't consider themselves "far left" who might want to know who's funding Trump.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@MistyCee That's why she was laughing. You tried framing is at the "far out left" when it isn't.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee I've got more information now, and have had to alter the question, above, and added more information with specifics. As usual, you are keeping me honest.
@Sicarium And I'm guessing they're all over $200 donations.

It's sad, and frightening how info like this could be abused, but, I can tell you, if I saw a job prospect on that list, it would raise a flag for me in terms of his or her judgment.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee Is it even LEGAL to ask companies or people their political affiliation when seeking employment, or when hiring?
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@MistyCee Then you support discrimination and punishing people for having different political views, and you'd be the one abusing that info.
@4meAndyou This makes more sense, and it's uglier than it seemed at first.

I don't like where we're heading, but I expect it's going to pay off for both Castro and Trump in the short term.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee I don't know, but for me it highlights the way our highest officials are complicit in activities that deliberately harm the citizens of the United States.

Congress are supposed to be law MAKERS...not Law BREAKERS.
@Sicarium Yeah, I get that, and it bothers me. I don't ask political questions at interviews for just that reason, but at the same time I don't want trust my business with Trump supporters if I can help it. It's just too risky.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
@MistyCee Yeah, because those Trump supporters, every single one of them, are such irresponsible idiots. How dare they have different political views? The nerve of those bastards. None of them should ever even be allowed to work again.

That's the road you're on, and, honestly, it's disgusting.
@4meAndyou Hmmm. I get the harming citizens (even you know I think that giving Money to Trump is harming citizens and is "bad"), but what law is Castro breaking?

Btw, I'll confess, I'd be pretty po'd if Trump tweeted democratic donor lists too.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee [quote]"Naming private citizens & their employers, targeting them for political views and exercising 1st Amendment rights."

"At the very least [Castro] is inviting harassment of these private citizens," he said. "At worst, he's encouraging violence."[/quote]

If violence does, in fact, occur, Castro could be complicit in incitement to violence.
@Sicarium Just being honest, and yeah, I'm not happy about the road.

Btw, I'm not saying anything about a right to work, just saying that this particular "political view" is, IMO, a red flag for any kind of job where honesty and integrity are important.

Like I said, I deliberately don't ask those questions, but I know that by doing it, I'm running a risk.
@4meAndyou Like I said, I get the harming bit. It's really ugly, and I don't much like it.

But what I like even less is that we're here, with such strong divisions between Americans on basic principles, and that they're being exploited by "both sides."

The fact that I'm on one side and not the other doesn't seem as significant to me as the fact that this "road" we're on is leading us in a very scary direction.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee Agreed. But when these are the tactics being used, can't we admit to ourselves that the tactician is a totalitarian in fact if not in name? Just saying.
@4meAndyou Totalitarian probably wouldn't be the word I'd use under the circumstances.

I'm not sure what word I would use, though, tbh.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee Yeah...what DO you call it when a politician in our own Congress violates the 1st amendment rights of our own citizens, whom he is supposed to represent?
@4meAndyou How exactly is he violating anyone's first amendment rights?

I'm not seeing it, but maybe that's why I'm having trouble with a label.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee He is targeting people who disagree with him politically, and encouraging others to harass them by posting their full names and the names of their employers.
@4meAndyou I get that it's dangerous, words like reckless and despicable come to mind, and all, but there's no right to make secret campaign donations.

It smacks of McCarthyism for sure.
4meAndyou · F
@MistyCee THANK you!!! A good descriptive word.