Mahmoud Khalil can be expelled for his beliefs alone, US government argues
Mahmoud Khalil can be expelled for his beliefs alone, US government argues
www.theguardian.com
Mahmoud Khalil can be expelled for his beliefs alone, US government argues
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It's called thought crime.
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The two-page memo, which was obtained by the Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent US resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza. Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs. He said that while Khalil’s activities were “otherwise lawful”, letting him remain in the country would undermine “US policy to combat antisemitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in the United States”.
The Thought Police have officially arrived and been christened in their duties... 🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕
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"Christened" definitely being the operative word.
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There’s a school of thought out there where only citizens have the full rights granted by the constitution…
Meanwhile there’s no such thing as precedent or rule of law…
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Don’t see the word “citizen” in the first amendment.
Spoiler: even illegal immigrants are entitled to due process.
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That "school of thought" is just flat-out wrong. The Bill of Rights doesn't say what rights people have; it says what Congress cannot do. When Congress can't do it at all, who it can't do it to is irrelevant.
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That school of thought would have to include the fact that if rights don't apply, neither do laws, and being "an illegal" wouldn't exist because those rights and laws no longer apply.
It falls apart when you spend 0 seconds thinking about it.
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You mean the white house toilet paper?
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Incredibly relevant Futurama: https://youtu.be/jpMvYzq4mGA
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The 1st amendment is only effective if you have a government and a court that will enforce it.
We don't have that here in America.
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In normal times I’d agree, however these times are anything but normal.
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Oh has the Constitution been burned in effigy yet?
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Punishing us for our thoughts is clearly established as the job of the church. This is a violation of separation of church and state.
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with presidents going to church after being appointment that ship has sailed long time ago.
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Expelled for believing that we shouldn't do genocide?
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It's crazy isn't it?
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Free speech rights only apply to corporations.
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"we're pleased to announce that we have created the corporations from 'Please Don't Create These Netrunner Corporations'."
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So, a thought-crime?
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Since we're just making up rules now... New rule...
Men with orange skin who are over 77 years of age and who happen to "have bone spurs" are now required to be greeted by a kick to their balls each time a new person enters the room.
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If ONLY he Said that Nazis LOVED Jews instead of STOP KILLING KIDS he would be a Free American!
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They deported people in the past for leftist beliefs and also had their citizenship stripped from them for such...
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Id love examples. I'm naturalized leftie so I want to read up on this.
I also believe pretty much the same thing as Mahmoud Khalil so I have my go bag ready.
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Emma Goldman and Mollie Steimer are on this list. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_denaturalized_former_citizens_of_the_United_States
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It was the carrot 🥕
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THAT'S FASCIST!!!!!
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This year's hot new game show! "Thaaat's FASCIST!"
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You got them, they get so hurt every time we say this. It's totally working
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Being a Nazi is just a belief system, and y'all wouldn't care if a Nazi got deported for being a Nazi.
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He's not a Nazi, you dumb twit.
Nazis should be terminated, nevermind deported.
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I don't believe he was arguing that Mahmound is a Nazi. He's noting that Trump, Elon, the far right etc... defend the hell out of Nazi's and white supremicists with "I'm not saying I agree with it, but I'll defend your right to say it, we're free speach purists", right up until someone with ideology that strongly opposes their views starts also talking... then it's shut him up, get rid of him.
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Sir, this is a Wendy’s.
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I'd care. As H. L. Mencken said:
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
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Saving this quote
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Yeah, cause in a nazis belief system I should be enslaved or killed. There belief system is an existential threat to me, so yeah I'm not gonna cry if they're further away from me.
Mahmouds belief system is only an existential threat to the apartheid Israeli state.
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Found the Nazi!
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A belief system that wants people dead.
Nazi lives don't matter.
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Where the fuck are the, "Mah rights!" people now that the government is actually trampling on the constitution?
Basically: "don't tread on me, tread on them!'
Deep-throating government boot-leather to clean off any leftover shreds and debris from said trampling.
Off starching their white hoods.
Never gave a fuck about the Constitution ever. Just wanted the ability to say and do hateful shit without repercussions.
Well you see "Mah Rights" are only for "us whites"
"This is how liberty dies: with thunderous applause"- Padme Amidala
You're focusing too much on the "rights" and not enough on the "Mah." Not "Our rights."
It was never about universal rights. They were pretty clear about them caring specifically and only about their rights.
Right, why won't the Republicans do something!!!
Not sure what else we can do