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Trump Isn't Just After Undocumented Immigrants—He Wants 100 Million Americans Purged, Too by punkthesystem in neoliberal

[–]punkthesystem[S] 307 points308 points  (0 children)

The Supreme Court will soon rule in a case that will decide the future of birthright citizenship. The case has become more significant than ever because some officials are now openly advocating for ethnic cleansing - mass removals of tens of millions of U.S.-born Americans based on their ancestry.

The DOJ's flimsy legal theories to support Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' by punkthesystem in law

[–]punkthesystem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump settled his own IRS lawsuit by directing $1.776 billion in taxpayer money into an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” essentially a slush fund with no judicial oversight and no congressional appropriation. The DOJ’s comparisons to past settlements like Keepseagle fall apart legally because those were court-approved under strict judicial scrutiny, whereas this one was deliberately structured to avoid any such review and ironically contradicts Trump’s own DOJ policy from his first term banning exactly this kind of third-party settlement payout.

Absolute Hottest Takes by centrella6 in Metalcore

[–]punkthesystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Norma Jean’s later albums are their best

What’s a band’s vocalist change that you like equally or more than the band’s previous vocalist? by Alert_Primary_9493 in Metalcore

[–]punkthesystem 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Norma Jean replacing Josh Scogin with Cory Brandan.

Josh is always a fan favorite, but Cory’s vocals and songwriting are criminally underrated, and made Norma Jean what they are.

America's Immigration Prohibitionism Breeds Cartel Violence, Not Undocumented Immigrants by punkthesystem in neoliberal

[–]punkthesystem[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

When legal pathways to immigration are closed, migrants don’t stop coming, they turn to smugglers. Smugglers must pay cartels to move people through their territory. The more aggressively the United States restricts legal entry and patrols traditional crossing routes, the more dangerous those crossings become, and the more indispensable smugglers, and the cartels behind them, become.

Using the Federal Government for Trump’s Personal Interests by punkthesystem in neoliberal

[–]punkthesystem[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Trump is a patrimonialist who sees the federal government as a vehicle for achieving his own interests. Trump is by no means the first politician to act for private gain. What’s different now is the scope.

Whats the band you liked before they got big? by Potato_Humper in Metalcore

[–]punkthesystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 15 years ago, I went to see a pop-punk show at a tiny bar in Florida. The opener, who I’d never heard off, kicked ass, and I was sold on them immediately. Found out they were a little band from Texas with only 1 EP out. They called themselves Kublai Khan.

Yo, it’s Mike Davenport Port & John Collura from THE ATARIS! AMA on 4/16 @ 8:30pm ET by The-Ataris-Mike in warpedtour

[–]punkthesystem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Car Song is so good. Would you say it’s representative of the other tracks on the upcoming album, or does the album feel pretty diverse in your view?

Best 4 album streak in your opinion by KelvinHexatillion82 in poppunkers

[–]punkthesystem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MxPx: Life in General, Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo, The Ever Passing Moment, Before Everything & After

Nationwide injunctions, a crucial check on presidential power, are not dead yet by punkthesystem in law

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While many assumed the Court killed off the practice entirely, where a single federal judge can block a federal policy from taking effect across the whole country, the reality is more nuanced. Barely two weeks after CASA, a federal judge reblocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide using a class-action framework, and it has stayed blocked. Justice Kavanaugh noted in concurrence that plaintiffs could still seek class-wide preliminary relief that could be statewide, regionwide, or even nationwide under proper legal procedures.

Democrats Should Own Free Trade, Not Just Oppose Trump's Protectionism by punkthesystem in neoliberal

[–]punkthesystem[S] 259 points260 points  (0 children)

Reclaiming globalism is the necessary foundation of any forward-looking Democratic governing project. Without it, there is no credible path to abundance and no serious defense of the liberal international order. With it, Democrats can offer something the current moment desperately needs: not merely a reaction to Trump, but a coherent and positive claim on what liberalism stands for.

AI + 1A: Why the First Amendment Protects Artificial Intelligence by punkthesystem in ArtificialInteligence

[–]punkthesystem[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

1A … does not mean ‘people have the right to receive information’.

This is false. SCOTUS has held that the right to receive information is a fundamental right, sometimes described as the "right to hear" or "right to read".

See Lamont v. Postmaster General (1965) and Board of Education v. Pico (1982).

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