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by tomrod 2y ago
Absolutely nuts: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305558927 Though, I'm not sure how good finishing technology was back then, this could have been faked. I really wonder why we can't get a clear answer on wh
902.
by tomrod 2y ago
It's spelled "Reagan." And there was a bipartisanship solution under Biden that got nixed when Trump, then an unelected citizen, cried to congressional leadership about it hurting his chances for reelection. Like so many othe
903.
by tomrod 2y ago
It's spelled "border", and you'll note I spelled these out in this alleged suggestion as potential outcomes and associated as attributes. As Reagan was good for Amnesty, the right can find it in their ideals go support i
904.
by tomrod 2y ago
Things don't have to move towards a civil war. Congress needs to get it's druthers and start being Congress instead of enablers?
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by tomrod 2y ago
Rawls is just an extension of the golden rule, and anyone who is against treating others how they themselves would wish to be treated is probably someone who shouldn't have authority over others.
906.
by tomrod 2y ago
> FWIW, I don’t think LLMS will solve all our problems, so I too am skeptical of that claim. I’m not skeptical of the slightly weaker “larger models have emergent capabilities and we are probably not done finding them as we scale up”. 10
907.
by tomrod 2y ago
Correct! It wasn't always that way, but isn't it wonderful that our laws and governance allowed such a flourishing!
908.
by tomrod 2y ago
I'm a bit hazy on the story, but wasn't ICE interfering with her court?
909.
by tomrod 2y ago
The rule of law requires due process and following court orders. Declaring a fake 'invasion' and implementing authoritarianism under the guise of emergency powers was already done in Rome, and decidedly is not the rule of law.
910.
by tomrod 2y ago
Yeesh. Even the steelman is grossly immoral!
911.
by tomrod 2y ago
The Lumineers nailed it. The opposite of love isn't hate, it is indifference.
912.
by tomrod 2y ago
Such a society that chooses that has no respect for the rights of an individual.
913.
by tomrod 2y ago
Not sure who downvoted, but simply ending jus solis because authoritarians want to make people's lives miserable is an extreme position with an awful BATNA.
914.
by tomrod 2y ago
One of which is the US,and would require a constitutional amendment to change.
915.
by tomrod 2y ago
Aye. BATNA (best alternative to negotiated agreement) is a framework to evaluate this with.
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by tomrod 2y ago
That must be the common way to use these terms, that's how I understand it too.
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by tomrod 2y ago
Much simpler: don't jail kids, don't jail parents in deportation proceedings.
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by tomrod 2y ago
> The real solution to this is to end jus solis. No, that's a step down a terrible return to pre-Civil War policy. We should be actively fighting against enslavement and for due process, not throwing our hands up and saying "we
919.
by tomrod 2y ago
I agree with the substance of your point. I'd argue that it is less "interesting" and quite horrifying to be on the receiving end!
920.
by tomrod 2y ago
A tangent, but a welcome one for sure! NIMBYism has led to some pretty terrible outcomes. I recommend giving the work of the StrongTowns organization a read for a critical review of current policy and upcoming issues associated with it, as
921.
by tomrod 2y ago
> You don't know anyone here. Your self-regard is off the charts. Ironically, I know myself fairly well and quite a few folks in all political persuasions, and thus remain confident in my priors. But I could see how one could mistak
922.
by tomrod 2y ago
My bedroom constitutes the entirety of the US border? Your argument is reductive.
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by tomrod 2y ago
I cannot fathom being so far removed from facts on the ground as this comment suggests its commentator is. 1. "respect for the law" requires both due process, for both citizens and people in the geographical jurisdiction of the US
924.
by tomrod 2y ago
> voters decided there was a common interest, cultural identity, etc. and mutually agreed on political integration. I'm less confident that this was performed in either location due to direct democracy, and more because it made poli
925.
by tomrod 2y ago
Repeating a bit, but we already do this between states in the US and in the EU, so clearly it can work in practice.
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by tomrod 2y ago
We already do this between states in the US and in the EU, so clearly it can work in practice. We don't normally look at it that way, but that is precisely how we structured things.
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by tomrod 2y ago
Nah, lies, propaganda, and an incoherent strategy for Biden leading to limited window with Harris lost the last election. There was a perfectly cromulent immigration plan ready to be voted on by Congress before Trump threw a tantrum because
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by tomrod 2y ago
> what do you propose as an alternative with a precedent There is a moral answer, the practical answer, and two popular answers, none of which are particularly satisfying. The moral answer is open borders. Both capital, which is generall
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by tomrod 2y ago
> here illegally I have to wonder what horrors and shames ones pathway of life must have taken to think a person existing in a space is summarizable as illegal. A person cannot be illegal. They cannot exist in a space illegally. They cou
930.
by tomrod 2y ago
Its post hoc logical, if you want to justify the actions of an autocratic regime and don't have an ethical foot to stand on.

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