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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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