"If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary."

~ Timothy Snyder

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #LawandOrder #fascism #authoritarianism

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Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social)

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

Bluesky Social
@wdlindsy yep. And us citizens have already been caught up in this. Reported cases I’ve seen have been citizen children deported with undocumented parents but still.
@wdlindsy It's disgustingly terrifying. I wish someone would dethrone that horrible Trump.

@wdlindsy

Well, yes, but... now try explaining it to a room full of toddlers on ketamine, an hour after naptime.

@wdlindsy 🚨🚨🚨 EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO DUE PROCESS ...E V E R Y O N E 🚨🚨🚨

@wdlindsy

"Today, in America, the President or any of his accomplices can simply point their finger at you, declare you an enemy combatant, and have you incarcerated indefinitely in a secret prison without charge or representation, where they have institutionalized torture and murder.

And for those Americans who think they are exempt, and don't care about foreign citizens or their rights as human beings, think again.

You may have heard the term Habeas Corpus tossed around a lot lately, and heard that we have lost the right to it, but do you know what that means?

It means that you no longer have the right to be brought before an impartial judge to protest your imprisonment, or provide evidence that the charges against you are false.

For example, if a President secretly imprisons an American citizen they don't like they can simply claim they are an Afghani national caught on the battlefield of Iraq, even if they were actually a loyal citizen living in Boston who was illegally abducted at the mall while shopping.

And since you no longer have the right to Habeas Corpus you will never have a chance of the truth being told, and will be at the mercy of the executive branch of government for what remains of your lives."
SearingTruth

@wdlindsy I argued this very point to our town council seven years ago.