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Commiting acts of violence, making threats, committing fraud, and ramming federal agents are already against the law and not protected speech. Saying that you t

Commiting acts of violence, making threats, committing fraud, and ramming federal agents are already against the law and not protected speech. Saying that you think October 7th was good is certainly distasteful but not any of those things mentioned above. > If someone came into my home, told me they hate me, my way of life, want me dead and starts setting fires in my living room This analogy doesn't hold up because it's your house, of course you have the right to keep whatever company you like. Same for social media companies. You're not the government.

tracker1 1y ago
The government IS the people, IE it's citizens... immigrants are guests in the nation in the analogy, illegal immigrants broke in through the window in the middle of the night. It's called an analogy. As a citizen, this nation IS my home.
- actionfromafar 1y ago
  And YOU are the law. Oh right, no you aren’t.
  - tracker1 1y ago
    ICE is. So are immigration statutes.
    - actionfromafar 1y ago
      Apparently not the Constitution.
      - tracker1 1y ago
        What part of the constitution is being violated by cancelling a Visa? Or otherwise deporting someone who entered the US illegally?
        Arnt 1y ago
        Strictly speaking, there's nothing in that constitution that says "the president shall not cancel someone's building permit after he's started building" or "the president shall not cancel someone's travel permit after he's started travelling" or anything like that. "The president shall not cancel anyone's health insurance while they're in an ambulance on the way to hospital". The constitution does not say that either. It doesn't go into that level of detail. It doesn't even say that when the government issues a permit (a building permit, visa to travel, a driving license, whatever) then the president can't revoke it on a whim. I think most people would want government to be trustworthy, reliable etc., though. If you get a license to operate a business or permission to return home from a conference, you should be able to rely on having that.

tracker1 1y ago

The government IS the people, IE it's citizens... immigrants are guests in the nation in the analogy, illegal immigrants broke in through the window in the middle of the night. It's called an analogy. As a citizen, this nation IS my home.

actionfromafar 1y ago
And YOU are the law. Oh right, no you aren’t.
- tracker1 1y ago
  ICE is. So are immigration statutes.
  - actionfromafar 1y ago
    Apparently not the Constitution.
    - tracker1 1y ago
      What part of the constitution is being violated by cancelling a Visa? Or otherwise deporting someone who entered the US illegally?
      - Arnt 1y ago
        Strictly speaking, there's nothing in that constitution that says "the president shall not cancel someone's building permit after he's started building" or "the president shall not cancel someone's travel permit after he's started travelling" or anything like that. "The president shall not cancel anyone's health insurance while they're in an ambulance on the way to hospital". The constitution does not say that either. It doesn't go into that level of detail. It doesn't even say that when the government issues a permit (a building permit, visa to travel, a driving license, whatever) then the president can't revoke it on a whim. I think most people would want government to be trustworthy, reliable etc., though. If you get a license to operate a business or permission to return home from a conference, you should be able to rely on having that.