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The fact that CBP can do whatever they want without a need to produce any justification is a red-flag already. I wonder if there are precedents of successfully
by bloody-crow 7y ago
The fact that CBP can do whatever they want without a need to produce any justification is a red-flag already. I wonder if there are precedents of successfully suing them for something like this.
- riffic 7y agoGood luck suing the government: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unit...
- refurb 7y agoThe Wikipedia article states the US govt waives their sovereign immunity for most issues.
- munk-a 7y agoThey may voluntarily do so, but they are not compelled to do so. That's a seriously big issue and a common way for tyranny to get a foothold - going against convention and tradition because they aren't legally binding while hiding in a technicality of the law. If the US government doesn't generally need sovereign immunity then it should be forced to surrender the right to exercise it or it'll be used in the worst way the first way.
- refurb 7y agoEvery democracy has given up nearly all their sovereign immunity with a few exceptions. I guess they could reverse that decision.