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The situation is as you describe if you believe the US Constitution. Unfortunately the Constitution is an obsolete piece of paper that no longer serves as the c
by jltsiren 3y ago
The situation is as you describe if you believe the US Constitution. Unfortunately the Constitution is an obsolete piece of paper that no longer serves as the constitution of the US. The real constitution has long been the set of creative interpretations issued by the Supreme Court. According to those interpretations, non-citizens often have substantially fewer rights than citizens. That was particularly obvious in the aftermath of 9/11.
- specialist 3y agoYup. More explicitly: The reactionary majority on the Roberts Court consider themselves above the Constitution. By both word and deed. aka "judicial primacy".
- HWR_14 3y agoI'm sure you have some examples as opposed to vague general statements, right? If anything, the fact that noncitizens in the US get constitutional protections was emphasized after 9/11.