It would be (has been) immoral to protect enemies of the state. Resident aliens are NOT afforded the same rights and privileges as US Citizens. Talk to me when the Administration starts locking up American Citizens for speaking out against the State (oh wait, they already speak against the State. CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CBS, the Atlantic, the N…
It would be (has been) immoral to protect enemies of the state. Resident aliens are NOT afforded the same rights and privileges as US Citizens. Talk to me when the Administration starts locking up American Citizens for speaking out against the State (oh wait, they already speak against the State. CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CBS, the Atlantic, the New York Times, and so many others. Each and every day. And yet, no one has been locked up. Interesting.), and THEN we can talk. Until then, I gotta say, I am thrilled to have an administration who enforces the laws, protects its citizenry, and keeps the country safe. Break the law, pay the price. It’s about damn time.
Rumesya Ozturk has not been charged with a crime. She has not, to my knowledge, been charged with giving material support to Hamas (a crime under 18 USC §2339A). I would oppose such a charge. A mere utterance valorizing Hamas is offensive, but it does not fit the definition of "material support."
The law does make a distinction between "support" and "material support". The latter is a crime. The former is a violation of established predicates for both an immigrant visa and permanent resident status.
Exactly. It’s a visa revocation, not a criminal offense. My “locking up” comments were directed toward US citizens with the hope of exposing the fear-mongers among us. I’m not nearly as eloquent as you..
It would be (has been) immoral to protect enemies of the state. Resident aliens are NOT afforded the same rights and privileges as US Citizens. Talk to me when the Administration starts locking up American Citizens for speaking out against the State (oh wait, they already speak against the State. CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CBS, the Atlantic, the New York Times, and so many others. Each and every day. And yet, no one has been locked up. Interesting.), and THEN we can talk. Until then, I gotta say, I am thrilled to have an administration who enforces the laws, protects its citizenry, and keeps the country safe. Break the law, pay the price. It’s about damn time.
I do want to make one essential clarification:
Rumesya Ozturk has not been charged with a crime. She has not, to my knowledge, been charged with giving material support to Hamas (a crime under 18 USC §2339A). I would oppose such a charge. A mere utterance valorizing Hamas is offensive, but it does not fit the definition of "material support."
The law does make a distinction between "support" and "material support". The latter is a crime. The former is a violation of established predicates for both an immigrant visa and permanent resident status.
Exactly. It’s a visa revocation, not a criminal offense. My “locking up” comments were directed toward US citizens with the hope of exposing the fear-mongers among us. I’m not nearly as eloquent as you..
I understood your point, and you made it quite well.
I also understand how fear-mongers love to pick nits. I figure sometimes it is a good idea to get there first and take away their talking point.