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New bill would give Marco Rubio 'thought police' power to revoke US passports
- 793212408435807 1y ago[flagged]
- mitchbob 1y agoMore discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45238520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45238520
- aaomidi 1y agoThis is what Iran does btw.
- syntaxing 1y agoWe really need to amend our Constitution to protect free speech of our citizens so we can say whatever we want about the US government without fear of repercussion. /s
- selectodude 1y agoWhile this is, of course, fucking horrible and terrifying, I will look on the bright side - I’m always excited to see the creative methodology the Supreme Court uses to find this constitutional.
- jmclnx 1y agoNo kidding, the US Supreme Court is now better at gymnastics that any Olympic Competitor. When do tryouts start for 2028 :) Pretty good for people of their age.
- suby 1y agohttps://archive.ph/lfbLq https://archive.ph/lfbLq
- sporkxrocket 1y agoIsrael has a terrifying amount of control of our country (if you're in the US, UK or many EU countries). They seem bound and determined to strip our rights and this has been going on long before Oct 7th. Look into anti-BDS laws: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws
- Buttons840 1y agoThey've made a few (or several) attacks against targets in ways that harm US interests. Most recently they attacked Hamas leaders in Qutar. The US and several other countries formally condemned the attack in the UN. President Trump said the attack hindered US interests. But, of course, nothing was actually done about it. Our tax dollars will continue to pay for the weapons that are used against our will and against our interests.
- mpalmer 1y agoSounds like a massive violation of the right to due process. No-fly lists were bad enough, but you were still allowed to leave and come back. The executive has the power to revoke passports, no question. But it can't neglect a process that's intended to protect everyone from arbitrary and capricious treatment by the government.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 1y agoThis executive most certainly can, has already, and will continue to neglect processes intended to protect everyone from arbitrary and capricious treatment by the government. It is the defining characteristic of his administration.
- mpalmer 1y agoI'm not naive. It's no less important to call it out for what it is. More, even.
- hulitu 1y ago> This executive most certainly can, has already, and will continue to neglect processes intended to protect everyone from arbitrary and capricious treatment by the government This is not something specific to "This executive". US has, since some time (Obama ?) banning people from travelling and searched phones and laptops at border, worse than other, "undemocratic" countries.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 1y agoUnder Obama, was anyone banned from travel into the US because they had a meme pic of his VP on their phone? Were any US citizens passports revoked because they criticized the military actions of an ally? So yes, this is specific to 'his executive'.
- dano 1y agoI think this the text of the as yet unnumbered HR. https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20250917/118618/BILLS-1195300ih.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20250917/118618/BILL...