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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by greenpizza13 on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:49PM (#44260576)
Ya know, deportations without due process is authoritarianism. So is attacking the media and ignoring the courts. I guess the blinders are up cause you love Trump. More power to you, man, but you are in fact the baddie.
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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by Whoppertime on Thursday June 12, 2025 @02:33PM (#44261245)
The constitution is not a suicide pact. If deporting millions of people without due process is authoritarianism, what is letting in millions of people without due process? Rules for thee but not for me?
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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday June 12, 2025 @03:18PM (#44261997)
> what is letting in millions of people without due process?

Nobody is saying this should happen; they are saying that if someone is accused of being in the country illegally then we should investigate that accusation and attempt to arrive at a conclusion that is as close as possible to the truth. Indeed, treating that as optional is authoritarian.

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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by FuriouslyAdrift on Thursday June 12, 2025 @02:41PM (#44261396)
Administrative court rulings is due process for immigration... that's the law. Admin court is part of the Executive branch. That's how the law is set up.

Comprehensive immigration reform (which is sorely needed) can only come from the Congress (who have no incentive to act because everyone is so focused on the Presidency).

Without the laws changing, the only choice is to enforce the laws as they are.

Something that has been ignored since Obama (who deported far more than Trump ever has... Obama deported primarily criminals, however, and Trump is deporting anybody he can)

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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by bruce511 on Thursday June 12, 2025 @02:48PM (#44261523)
Congress had an immigration reform act about to pass in 2024. It was killed because the Don first want it to happen under a Democratic president.

Its important to understand that congress explicitly enables this current behavior. In 18 months the people will have the opportunity to express their will. If your congress people are enabling this, then it's your responsibility.

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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by FuriouslyAdrift on Thursday June 12, 2025 @03:29PM (#44262147)
well... sure. I hope we get a Congress that is more balanced and can compromise on things, but I am way too cynical to believe it will happen.

Best case might be a strong Republican majority in both houses that can just say 'no' to Trump or at least stiffle certain agendas. Politics is a blood sport, after all.

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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday June 12, 2025 @03:32PM (#44262173)
Why would you think that a strong Republican majority would say "no" to Trump?
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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by FuriouslyAdrift on Friday June 13, 2025 @10:22AM (#44268791)
Because they can. Right now they can't. If you think the R party is going along with Trump because of ideological alignment, you'd be wrong. There are very few members that are aligned with him.

The current situation is of political survival. Nothing more.

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Re:Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of science and wi... by AnimalMuppet on Friday June 13, 2025 @12:22PM (#44269907)
They're going along with him because of political blackmail. Some agree with him, but some know that if they cross him, he's going to have them primaried, and his odds are good at getting rid of them.

But I don't see how more Rs is going to make it less a matter of political survival to back him. He'll still have them primaried if they don't fall in line.

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