• Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
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    8 months ago

    because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans’ civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen

    So, he wants the government to dig dirt on US residents, but only if they’re immigrants or temporary workers.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, the Constitution protects anyone on American soil, not just citizens.

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          Talk to the interned Japanese or the community organizers in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood bombed by the Philly PD. It wasn’t just starting with the Patriot Act.

          The US has a long and storied tradition of claiming “These people don’t count” when enumerating civil rights.