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Not even a mention how this is deeply unconstitutional in the article. The media is failing us.
by BobAliceInATree 2y ago
Not even a mention how this is deeply unconstitutional in the article. The media is failing us.
- sebazzz 2y agoProbably in a attempt to not look partisan.
- cmurf 2y agoDefending and supporting the Constitution is the U.S. isn't partisan. 5 USC 3331 Defenders aren't required to resort to any sort of force. Merely a commitment to truth, and tirelessly repeating it is useful. All persons have a right to due process.
- sebazzz 2y agoYou know that, I know that. But in a polarised two-party system critism or even “added context” can quickly be seen as partisan.
- cmurf 2y agoRefuse the premise. Every single time. Point to the text. The ability to point to the text is a foundational reason why it was made a written constitution, the world’s first. The idea a political party owns the Constitution, gets to define what it means contrary to the text, is as untruthful as 2+2≠4 It’s that basic. Make them reject the Constitution outright. Some people associated with the regime have done exactly that. If it’s not wrong, why hide it? They admit their opposition to the Constitution. If suspected criminal non-citizens are persons, the law says persons get due process. If the simplest reading of text can be set aside by mere opinion, on what basis can’t it be set aside for anybody at anytime based on an updated opinion, equally contrary to the law? No one is safe at all.
- rjtavares 2y agoWith how these articles are immediately flagged, HN is failing us too.
- birksherty 2y agoThis is not tech news, not everyone here wants hn to be filled up by political news. There are many other sites to do so.
- rjtavares 2y agoFreedom of speech and authoritarianism were always topics of interest for this community. I always thought it was an honest interest, but apparently it wasn't.
- krapp 2y agoHacker culture has been deeply political since the beginning. Hacker culture also didn't consider humor beneath it. But Hacker News isn't hacker culture.
- jules-jules 2y agoAny accessible online space with real hacker culture? Mastodon?
- krapp 2y agoMastodon is definitely better.
- busyant 2y ago> This is not tech news Neither is how to use the em-dash, which was front page on HN the other day. That being said, this is tech news, albeit indirect. When the rule of law is tossed into the woodchipper, it kind of affects everything, including tech. I understand that it may be too divisive, but maybe whoever runs HN can moderate these threads so they maintain some substance and don't devolve into screaming matches.
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]