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Stephen Miller unveils totally made-up definition of “due process” (newrepublic.com)

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The Trump adviser is trying to redefine the Constitution in order to carry out his extreme immigration agenda.

The Trump administration continues to subvert the constitutional right to due process to justify its illegal, extrajudicial deportations.

“The right of ‘due process’ is to protect citizens from their government, not to protect foreign trespassers from removal,” wrote deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday morning. “Due process guarantees the rights of a criminal defendant facing prosecution, not an illegal alien facing deportation.”

This is not how the law works. The clause has no specification for citizenship. Miller’s claim has been widely rebuked.

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[-] Binky@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 21 hours ago

Fascists redefining everything we hold dear until it isn’t recognizable any more.

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

It only works if we comply.

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 20 hours ago

It's not like it's new either.

I mean the whole Nazi holocaust scheme was basically made legal by denying the jews were fully human. Laws that apply to humans don't apply to subhumans, right?

Similarly, Dubya claimed the Gitmo concentration camp wasn't a violation of the Geneva Convention because the detainees were "enemy combattants" and not prisoners of war.

It's fascism 101, and the US has been practicing it for decades now.

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

Even the word itself.

The original Fasci Siciliani were poor peasants protesting for basic human, labor, and civil rights. Mussolini co-opted the word in order to ride into power on a populist wave.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani

My Great Great Grandfather was one of the 18 killed in the Marineo massacre of Jan 3 1894. He didn't want to be a martyr for the cause. His widow managed to escape further persecution with their children to the tenements of lower Manhattan.

My Grandfather was named after him, and I was named after my grandfather.

[-] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

That's fascinating, thank you for sharing.

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Thank you for reading and responding. It has become an important part of how I view myself.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

Thank you for sharing. Anyone have a NYT subscription?

SERIOUS AFFAIR IN SICILY; MOB AND SOLDIERY IN FIERCE CONFLICT AT MARINEO. Thirty of the Rioters Killed and Fifty Wounded -- Twelve of the Troops Wounded, but None Killed -- Nine Thousand Persons Parade the Town Shouting Revolution and Making Threats -- More War Ships Arrive at Palermo.

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