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The trick for these kinds of anti civil rights programs is to keep its application limited enough that not enough people are directly or indirectly affected to
by anonporridge 4y ago
The trick for these kinds of anti civil rights programs is to keep its application limited enough that not enough people are directly or indirectly affected to raise hell over it.
Keep the affected individuals at <1% (I don't know the real number) and it's a small enough set of people that they'll silently fall through the cracks. Be careful to not accidentally use it against people who are part of rich and powerful families, because they'll make a stink. Use it only against the poor, immigrants, or otherwise socially disconnected and you can keep doing it in perpetuity.
- pc86 4y agoHonestly even if it was "accidentally" used against someone rich and connected, they would just make a phone call and have it fixed. For something like the no fly list it would probably get corrected in time for them to make the flight.
- Teever 4y agohttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/12/09/fact-check-ted-kennedy-and-no-fly-list-myth/77030278/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/...
- giantg2 4y agoThe funny thing is, they are expanding it. It's still probably below the 1%, but it seems society has an appetite for expanding civil law to circumvent the (limited) protections dound in criminal law, like proof beyond a reasonable doubt or access to an attorney. Red flag laws and the TX abortion law are some recent evidence of this.