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The US did this before; there was a Cold War-era law SCOTUS ruled unconstitutional in 1964. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptheker_v._Secretary_of_State https:
by perihelions 1y ago
The US did this before; there was a Cold War-era law SCOTUS ruled unconstitutional in 1964.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptheker_v._Secretary_of_State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptheker_v._Secretary_of_State ("Aptheker v. Secretary of State" (1964))
> In Aptheker, the petitioner challenged Section 6 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, which made it a crime for any member of a Communist organization to attempt to use or obtain a passport.[1]"
Some expanded context,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_United_States_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_movement_under_Unit... ("Freedom of movement under United States law")
- cibyr 1y agoGood thing the current supreme court has such respect for precedent!
- BlackjackCF 1y agoThey really care about stare decisis unless it doesn’t favor their agenda.
- bigbadfeline 1y agoIt's like 50/50 kind of balanced rulings - when precedent agrees with their agenda, they go with it, when it doesn't they go with their own thing. Just like my wife treats my wishes.