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Notre Dame students plan walkout during Mike Pence Sunday commencement speech
CNN ^ | 05/19/2017 | Eric Levenson

Posted on 05/19/2017 12:37:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

When Vice President Mike Pence delivers the commencement speech at Notre Dame on Sunday, he'll likely speak to fewer people than he expected.

Some students at the Catholic university plan to walk out of the speech as part of a protest against Pence and his policies, which they say target marginalized people on the basis of their religion, skin color or sexual orientation, according to the student activist group We Stand For.

Luis Miranda, a co-organizer of the walkout, said Pence, as Indiana governor and as vice president, targeted vulnerable people with his policies. Catholic values promote standing up for the poor and marginalized, so he plans to stand up on Sunday, literally.

Miranda said some of his family members are undocumented immigrants and have felt under siege by the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. "They are going to be in the audience in one of the most important moments of my life with someone targeting them for who they are," he said.

The plan, according to a Facebook event, is to stand up when Pence begins speaking, walk toward the exit quietly, and, of course, live tweet the protest under the #WalkoutND hashtag.

As of Thursday afternoon, about 75 people had signed up to participate in the walkout.

"This is not just about the numbers, but about standing up for truth," Miranda said. "We feel that there is power in truth and hopefully there will be power in numbers that come stand up with us."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2017commencements; college; commencement; education; mikepence; notredame; radicals; rudedems
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1 posted on 05/19/2017 12:37:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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This is the same College that gave Obama an honorary doctorate


2 posted on 05/19/2017 12:39:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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> Luis Miranda, a co-organizer of the walkout, [] said some of his family members are undocumented immigrants

8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(A)(iii) Any person who knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation; shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B)

8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(B)(ii) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

5 years per violation.

Have a nice day, Luis.


3 posted on 05/19/2017 12:40:58 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: SeekAndFind

Let em walk.
It’s their loss, not ours.


4 posted on 05/19/2017 12:41:33 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Some of those poor & “marginalized” appear to be those granted special privileges in recent years to flaunt their contempt for Biblical values. Of course that would not offend CNN. But CNN does not define Western values or standards—except by its consistent contempt.


5 posted on 05/19/2017 12:44:57 PM PDT by Ohioan
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To: SeekAndFind

“This is not just about the numbers, but about standing up for truth,” Miranda said. “We feel that there is power in truth and hopefully there will be power in numbers that come stand up with us.”

What a retart wants. What a retart needs.


6 posted on 05/19/2017 12:46:22 PM PDT by Eddie01
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7 posted on 05/19/2017 12:48:50 PM PDT by yoe
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To: SeekAndFind

Has anyone told this nut-job he has a right to remain silent?

You’d think I guy named Miranda would know this.


8 posted on 05/19/2017 12:51:00 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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“The plan, according to a Facebook event, is to stand up when Pence begins speaking, walk toward the exit quietly, and, of course, live tweet the protest under the #WalkoutND hashtag.”

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Social media: Live by the sword, die by the sword.

By all means, have all those “undocumented” immigrants tweet up a storm.

Remember when that one person who had killed someone had his cell phone on and the police were able to track him and arrest him?

Actually, I just looked it up. There are many of them:

http://www.ranker.com/list/criminals-caught-by-gps/jordan-love

There truly is no privacy anymore. Unless you make the choice to have it.

The only plus is when a victim has a cell phone and is somehow able to call the police/be found.


9 posted on 05/19/2017 12:52:49 PM PDT by proud American in Canada ( God Bless America (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: SeekAndFind

Because tantrums are all Millennial snowflakes know.


10 posted on 05/19/2017 12:52:54 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: DoughtyOne

“Has anyone told this nut-job he has a right to remain silent?

You’d think I guy named Miranda would know this.”
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LOL!!!

Now it’s all over the Internet. ;)


11 posted on 05/19/2017 12:54:12 PM PDT by proud American in Canada ( God Bless America (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: SeekAndFind

I would love to see a gang of “undocumented” Notre Dame students crash the ceremony and cheer wildly for Pence. I wonder how long university officials would tolerate uncredentialed personnel attending their events?


12 posted on 05/19/2017 12:54:58 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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“:^)


13 posted on 05/19/2017 12:55:41 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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To: Ray76

Mail them their diplomas.

In whatever country they self-deported themselves to.


14 posted on 05/19/2017 12:56:44 PM PDT by alloysteel (Why does anyone vote Republican, anyway? The Democrats STILL impose their will.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yet another reason why I take great joy every time Notre Dame loses a football game.


15 posted on 05/19/2017 1:00:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Hope there’s video, and later a list published of ND graduates to NEVER hire for an adult job.


16 posted on 05/19/2017 1:01:26 PM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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To: SeekAndFind

Time for those of us who work and pay taxes to walk out on any government funds, loans, etc to Notre Dame.


17 posted on 05/19/2017 1:09:30 PM PDT by Hattie
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To: SeekAndFind

NUTHIN’ grand abou’cha’ no mo’ !


18 posted on 05/19/2017 1:11:40 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: Hattie

And boycott NBC until they drop Notre Dame football.


19 posted on 05/19/2017 1:12:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

And, when they come to pick up their diplomas later, have a waiting ICE agent put them in cuffs, and escort them to the border.


20 posted on 05/19/2017 1:13:22 PM PDT by moovova
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