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This is tyranny sneaking up on us one "No-XYZ list" at a time. They can put you on it for any reason (lets say you oppose one of the Govt. policies - Drone Bom
by suprgeek 13y ago
This is tyranny sneaking up on us one "No-XYZ list" at a time.
They can put you on it for any reason (lets say you oppose one of the Govt. policies - Drone Bombings for example), you will be unable to find out why you are on said list or even if you are.
Since you cannot confirm that you are on said list you will not be able to get off it. Your life becomes that much more difficult.
Next you will be put on another "No ABC List" - rinse and repeat until you life is truly miserable with NO recourse (unless you can afford $4 Million) .
If this is not a textbook case for violation of the due process clause then we may as well throw out that whole deal.
- coldcode 13y agoIt has been thrown out already. "... and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" may as well be erased. 4M and 8 years is not a petition it's a marathon.
- InclinedPlane 13y agoIt's death by a thousand cuts. Sure, freedom of expression, freedom to travel, freedom to do business, etc. are all on nominally on the books but today bureaucracies can target everything individually at once. How do you travel except by taking a plane, bus, train, or car, or using the public roads? How do you do business without a bank account? How do you manage your affairs without using the internet or the telephone or what-have-you?
- Fuxy 13y agoAmerican freedoms only apply to rich people. Seriously if you are expected to have millions of dollars every time you have dispute with the government your freedoms are already gone. Just the fact that patent trolls can easily kill business is proof enough that the entire legal system is completely broken extremely expensive to fix. Why do Americans seem to think it's ok to pay ridiculous prices for medicine and law or that it's ok for a court case to take over 5 years to settle.
- geogra4 13y agoThe rich vote with money and always get what they want The middle classes vote at the polls and never get what they want The poor vote with violence and sometimes get what they want A brief summary of history
- CWuestefeld 13y agoAmerican freedoms only apply to rich people. This sole example of getting off the list was a case of someone who was very NOT rich, getting pro bono legal help. It wasn't riches that led to this success.