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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by alexgieg on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:28PM (#46948911)
In your view, is legality always and invariably the same as justice? In other words, are all laws just, and all that's just is codified as law?
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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by rootusrootus on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:38PM (#46949033)
> always and invariably

When you frame a question as an absolute, I feel comfortable answering no.

If you have a real philosophical argument you want to make, go for it.

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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by alexgieg on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:59AM (#46960535)
You said what happened to him was just. Most people I've seen have taken the position it was legal but unjust.
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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by rayiner on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:54PM (#46949273)
Just includes citizens being able to decide the terms and conditions on which outsiders are allowed into their country. Being able to decide the conditions for immigration is a fundamental consequence of the right of self determination.
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Re:Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months by alexgieg on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @10:02AM (#46960585)
It seems US citizens are quite divided on this, which suggests there's intense dissatisfaction with the law as is, and therefore the need to re-legislate the topic following the current will of the majority.
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