“Nine swing-state Democrats gave permission for mass deportation,” Khanna told me. “No one who voted for the Laken Riley Act should have any role in the future leadership of the Democratic party in this country. . . . It’s disqualifying, just like the Iraq War vote."
Laken Riley was an August (Ga.) University student who was murdered while she was jogging in February of 2024. The perpetrator had entered the USA from Venezuela illegally in 2022, arrested by Border Patrol, released, and given temporary permission to stay in the country. The murder sparked outrage which led to passage of the act, signed in January 2025, named in her honor.
The National Immigration Project, an immigration rights group explains
Before the Laken Riley Act, many people were already forced to go through their immigration cases under mandatory detention. These laws require certain immigrants to remain detained while their casegoes on in immigration court. People who are affected by mandatory deterntion cannot be considered for release by an immigration judge and generally must remain in detention until their immigration court case ends, a process that can take years. In contrast, people who are not detained under mandatory detention laws can get a “bond hearing” in immigration court in which they can try to convince the immigration judge that they should be released while their immigration case is pending.
According to the Project, the law applies to individuals arrested for, convicted of, or who admit to having committed, any one of a number of serious offenses or shoplifting (shoplifting?). It does not apply to individuals already under a deportation order, who have been granted refugee status, who have overstayed their vis, or are lawful permanent residents.
Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna says any Democrat who voted for the Laken Riley Act is disqualifying.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 29, 2026
KHANNA: “It was a terrible vote…I’m tired of a Democratic Party that throws immigrants under the bus.” pic.twitter.com/sxeUV1690j
"Throws immigrants under the bus?" The Act is an overreach and faulty legislation promoted by the Trump Administration. However, Democrats ignored the chaotic border, then not coincidentally got their rear ends handed to them in November, 2024. They still speak as if there are no illegal immigrants in this country, nor immigrants with green cards who need to have their cases adjudicated.
Thus, it's a big issue- but not the only issue, and not the most important one. If Khanna really wants a litmus test, he can consider cryptocurrency, whose
openness has made it a playground for scams. Rug pulls,
where project founders disappear with investor money, still happen.
Pump-and-dump schemes, Ponzi projects, and fake initial coin offerings remain
threats.
On a personal level, romance scams and “pig butchering” schemes are becoming more sophisticated. These target individuals directly, tricking them into sending funds to fake platforms or wallets. Without due diligence, it’s easy to fall victim.
One of the biggest risks is the lack of consistent global
rules. Some countries embrace crypto, while others impose heavy restrictions or
outright bans. What is legal in one country may not be in another.
Individuals are very vulnerable to being scammed by investing in crypto. But some will profit enormously because
The primary appeal of cryptocurrencies for criminals lies in
their decentralized nature, which offers a degree of anonymity and independence
from traditional financial systems. They present an attractive alternative to
conventional money laundering methods as they enable quick, cross-border
transactions that are often harder to trace. Moreover, the absence of a central
authority – like a bank or government – overseeing these transactions makes it
more challenging to monitor and regulate this activity.
I don't like litmus tests, but if Ro Khanna does, here is a suggestion:
Here with Tim Miller is .@ben_mckenzie talking about the Genius Act, and how corporations have found another way to screw over the American people. #DemsUnited pic.twitter.com/cXzP1LhYnf
— Rod (Izzy) 🇺🇸🦅 (@1zzyzyx1) April 24, 2026
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act ("GENIUS Act") “defines specific government entities that will oversee stablecoin issuers” but
Excluded from these definitions of regulatory agencies overseeing payment stablecoin issuers are the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), none of which have roles to play in regulating of payment stablecoin under the GENIUS Act.
So the GENIUS Act, signed into law by President Trump in July of 2025, specifies that cryptocurrency will be regulated as a commodity, rather than as a security. It will reduce, not increase, regulation of this shameless industry.
If details of the legislation are complicated or at least obscure, an examination of the roll call vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate makes things a little clearer. In the Senate, 16 Democrats and 50 Republicans voted for the bill. Among those who voted for this dangerous legislation were four Democrats who have been mentioned at one time or another as possible candidates for the party's 2028 presidential nomination. They were Booker of New Jersey; Gallego of Arizona; Ossoff of Georgia; Slotkin of Michigan. Credit where credit is due: Thirty Democrats voted "nay" and included Murphy of Connecticult; Sanders of Vermont; Van Hollen of Maryland; Warnock of Georgia. Two Republicans voted against it and Democrat Mark Kelly of Arizona, often mentioned as a 2028 possibility, joined Republican Hawley of Missouri in not voting.
In the House of Representatives, 206 Republicans and 102 Democrats voted "aye" while 12 Republicans and 110 Democrats voted "nay". Among the 102 Democrats who gave the crypto industry an early Christmas gift in 2025 was the U.S. Representative from the 17th congressional District of California, Silicon Valley's man in D.C., one Ro Khanna.
The whole of a member's body of work should be considered. Senator Raphael Warnock, senator from the conservative state of Georgia, is one of those individuals Khanna cited as disqualifying because he voted for the Laken Riley Act. Yet, he boldly voted against the GENIUS Act, in my opinion more important legislation.
This- nor anything else- disqualifies Ro Khanna from public office or even seeking the Democratic nomination for President, as he is rumored to be interested in. But when Khanna poses as a populist, we should remember that at a very important moment, he came up on the side of big money.
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