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Liberal Editor Compares Immigration Announcement to Emancipation Proclamation on ABC -- and Gets Refuted in Seconds

“The Emancipation Proclamation was an act of the War Powers of the president during a war”.

Katrina Vanden Heuvel is the liberal editor of "The Nation" magazine, the favorite mouthpiece of Frances Fox Piven. This weekend she appeared on ABC's "This Week" to talk about Obama's new immigration policy and announcement. And while she gleefully compared it to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, it took George Will only seconds to refute that argument (via Rightnewz.com):

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Jonathon M. Seidl is a former managing editor of Blaze News and a best-selling author and speaker. His next book, “Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic,” will be released on October 7, 2025.
Jonathon M. Seidl

Jonathon M. Seidl

Jonathon M. Seidl is a former managing editor of Blaze News and a best-selling author and speaker. His next book, “Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic,” will be released on October 7, 2025.

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