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> an administration deliberately failing to enforce immigration laws What civil liberties are being eroded there? (I do agree that poor handling of the pandem

> an administration deliberately failing to enforce immigration laws What civil liberties are being eroded there? (I do agree that poor handling of the pandemic normalised the removal of civil liberties)

alex43578 7mo ago
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- wredcoll 7mo ago
  What is the correct term for this kind of bad faith attempt at seeming logical while at the same time being utterly and deliberately wrong?
  - alex43578 7mo ago
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- cosmicgadget 7mo ago
  Do you think the administration executing this faithfully in general, or just with regard to your one issue?
  - alex43578 7mo ago
    I don’t think this administration is either, nor did I ever say that it is. I asked why these institutions or organizations have such selective outrage over issues. If the concentration of power in the presidency, as shown by an erosion of the Take Care Clause, is such a concern, where was the concern about the malfeasance of the last administration?
    - e40 7mo ago
      Because the malfeasance of the last administration was orders of magnitude less than the current one.
    - cosmicgadget 7mo ago
      > I asked why these institutions or organizations have such selective outrage over issues. Because people have stuff they care about more and stuff they care about less. > as shown by an erosion of the Take Care Clause Honestly the only two times I have heard anyone refer to the Take Care clause is the current president during some twitter rant many years ago and yourself right now. There are a few good explanations for this but the most likely one, in my mind, is because the primary function of the executive is to enforce laws in a world with limited. And so no one needs to invoke the Take Care clause unless they're really mad about a single issue. > where was the concern about the malfeasance of the last administration? Pretty pervasive, if you hadn't noticed we voted in the guy who turned a mob loose on the counting of votes.

alex43578 7mo ago

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wredcoll 7mo ago
What is the correct term for this kind of bad faith attempt at seeming logical while at the same time being utterly and deliberately wrong?
- alex43578 7mo ago
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cosmicgadget 7mo ago
Do you think the administration executing this faithfully in general, or just with regard to your one issue?
- alex43578 7mo ago
  I don’t think this administration is either, nor did I ever say that it is. I asked why these institutions or organizations have such selective outrage over issues. If the concentration of power in the presidency, as shown by an erosion of the Take Care Clause, is such a concern, where was the concern about the malfeasance of the last administration?
  - e40 7mo ago
    Because the malfeasance of the last administration was orders of magnitude less than the current one.
  - cosmicgadget 7mo ago
    > I asked why these institutions or organizations have such selective outrage over issues. Because people have stuff they care about more and stuff they care about less. > as shown by an erosion of the Take Care Clause Honestly the only two times I have heard anyone refer to the Take Care clause is the current president during some twitter rant many years ago and yourself right now. There are a few good explanations for this but the most likely one, in my mind, is because the primary function of the executive is to enforce laws in a world with limited. And so no one needs to invoke the Take Care clause unless they're really mad about a single issue. > where was the concern about the malfeasance of the last administration? Pretty pervasive, if you hadn't noticed we voted in the guy who turned a mob loose on the counting of votes.