First, they came for the “terrorists”, and I said nothing, because I am not a terrorist.
Then, they came for the “illegal immigrants”…
While this is definitely an escalation, and a dangerous one that should be called out and fought. I want to point out that American citizens have had NO due process and NO rights on Guantanamo Bay ever since Bush Jr started disappearing people and flying them over there under the guise of terrorism accusations.
These are US citizens who were abducted, taken out of country, and not even allowed a lawyer or told what their charges are, beaten and tortured - that the courts decided that was all more or less acceptable for, and further that it was also acceptable to be detained indefinitely.
The Bush administration abrogated due process, but we might have been able to move past it as a shameful anomaly in our history perpetrated by one out-of-control political faction. But then instead of prosecuting the offenders, or at least disavowing their actions, the Obama administration doubled down on it! It decided that American citizens could be killed on the basis of an accusation. It cemented the destruction of due process as a bipartisan principle of American government.
The Turd Reich might be speed-running the course, but it’s just using the tools that past administrations laid out for it.
Yes, he is a symptom, but he’s also morphing the disease at breakneck speed to encompass anyone who isn’t an able-bodied white male. I’m not fluent in diseases, so I don’t know what I’m talking about but it sure as hell seems more than just a symptom.
First, they came for the “terrorists”, and I said nothing, because I am not a terrorist.
Then, they came for the “illegal immigrants”…
While this is definitely an escalation, and a dangerous one that should be called out and fought. I want to point out that American citizens have had NO due process and NO rights on Guantanamo Bay ever since Bush Jr started disappearing people and flying them over there under the guise of terrorism accusations.
These are US citizens who were abducted, taken out of country, and not even allowed a lawyer or told what their charges are, beaten and tortured - that the courts decided that was all more or less acceptable for, and further that it was also acceptable to be detained indefinitely.
Trump is a symptom, he is not the disease.
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/court-rules-guantanamo-detainees-are-not-entitled-due-process
The Bush administration abrogated due process, but we might have been able to move past it as a shameful anomaly in our history perpetrated by one out-of-control political faction. But then instead of prosecuting the offenders, or at least disavowing their actions, the Obama administration doubled down on it! It decided that American citizens could be killed on the basis of an accusation. It cemented the destruction of due process as a bipartisan principle of American government.
The Turd Reich might be speed-running the course, but it’s just using the tools that past administrations laid out for it.
Yes, he is a symptom, but he’s also morphing the disease at breakneck speed to encompass anyone who isn’t an able-bodied white male. I’m not fluent in diseases, so I don’t know what I’m talking about but it sure as hell seems more than just a symptom.