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Do border walls have anything to do with civil liberties? https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1318242920416366593 https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/131824292041636659

• notJim 6y ago
  Sure, they make two arguments: 1) Trump is redirecting funds that were intended by congress for totally different purposes [1]. Doing this is anti-democratic and therefore infringes on your right to determine government policy. 2) Trump is interfering with natural and culturally significant sites that people have a right to. Destroying cultural sites and altering land that was set aside as a national park for preservation for future generations are obviously civil liberties issues. [1]: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-comment-supreme-court-order-border-wall-challenge https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-comment-supreme-cou...
  • adamsea 6y ago
    This is an informative cogent response and I was surprised to see it downvoted.
• adamsea 6y ago
  Yes, they do. If nothing else the fact that you don’t seem to recognize the desire to build a huge wall as one big red authoritarian flag is concerning. It’s like going on a date with someone who says he’s a nice guy but treats the waitress like shit. And it’s not only Border Walls it’s Border Patrol / ICE. Which has literally been putting children in cages. Plus as another poster said it’s not clear that the administration was building this wall in a legal fashion.