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Sometimes cruelty is the whole point

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  • KlausK Offline
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    What is an "attorney with DACA"?

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      Nothing is redacted, it’s all legible.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • MikM Mik

        I'd have to know what the purpose of this is, because I surely don't see one on its face.

        I know some DACA folks. They didn't knowingly break any laws. They were brought here as children.

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        @Mik said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

        I'd have to know what the purpose of this is, because I surely don't see one on its face.

        I know some DACA folks. They didn't knowingly break any laws. They were brought here as children.

        My point exactly.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Nothing is redacted, it’s all legible.

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          @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

          Nothing is redacted, it’s all legible.

          Granted redacted is the wrong word. Striked out, which may mean something legally.

          Education is extremely important.

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            @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

            Nothing is redacted, it’s all legible.

            Granted redacted is the wrong word. Striked out, which may mean something legally.

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            @Horace It says right underneath that words stricken are deletions, words underlined additions. Note the end, section 9, mentions the repeal of the stricken section, but only after November of 2028

            Only non-witches get due process.

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              @Horace It says right underneath that words stricken are deletions, words underlined additions. Note the end, section 9, mentions the repeal of the stricken section, but only after November of 2028

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              @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

              @Horace It says right underneath that words stricken are deletions, words underlined additions. Note the end, section 9, mentions the repeal of the stricken section, but only after November of 2028

              Anyway, you can go ahead and believe that the whole point is cruelty. All the people involved are cruel for the sake of being cruel. It's a comforting thought, as a tribalist.

              Education is extremely important.

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                I'm reading a bit of the background. What this actually does is repeal a bill from 2014 that allowed the undocumented to be admitted to the bar and practice law. I suppose if they are not at least in the process of becoming a citizen it makes a bit more sense.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                  @Horace It says right underneath that words stricken are deletions, words underlined additions. Note the end, section 9, mentions the repeal of the stricken section, but only after November of 2028

                  Anyway, you can go ahead and believe that the whole point is cruelty. All the people involved are cruel for the sake of being cruel. It's a comforting thought, as a tribalist.

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                  @Horace

                  Maybe you can think of another motive?

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • MikM Mik

                    I'm reading a bit of the background. What this actually does is repeal a bill from 2014 that allowed the undocumented to be admitted to the bar and practice law. I suppose if they are not at least in the process of becoming a citizen it makes a bit more sense.

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                    @Mik The DACA program doesn't offer a pathway to permanent legal status or citizenship. They’re kind of screwed, unless they marry a native.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                      One interesting thought I've come across recently is that the only real tribe is the left, as it's the historically definable set of thoughts and ideologies. The right is actually only defined as everything not that. The right has always been the place for individuals.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        One interesting thought I've come across recently is that the only real tribe is the left, as it's the historically definable set of thoughts and ideologies. The right is actually only defined as everything not that. The right has always been the place for individuals.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #15

                        @Horace Sugar and spice and everything nice?

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                          @Horace

                          Maybe you can think of another motive?

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                          @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                          @Horace

                          Maybe you can think of another motive?

                          It's a bill. I don't even know how many pages it is.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            @Horace Sugar and spice and everything nice?

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                            @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                            @Horace Sugar and spice and everything nice?

                            Absolutely not. But probably not the place for the indoctrinatable and/or the climbers. I mean not currently.

                            The right was for social climbers in America approximately 70 years ago, probably not since then.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              @Mik The DACA program doesn't offer a pathway to permanent legal status or citizenship. They’re kind of screwed, unless they marry a native.

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                              @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                              @Mik The DACA program doesn't offer a pathway to permanent legal status or citizenship. They’re kind of screwed, unless they marry a native.

                              That should be corrected. Just leaving them in status limbo forever is just as cruel. It all comes down to Congress cowardice to act over the past 30 years.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                Want to fix the system?

                                Pain fixes the system. You take every illegal in this country and deport them.

                                Every. One. DACA. Non-DACA. Every. One.

                                Set up a series of boards and immigration judges, let them interpret the law being as lenient as they can. Provide an accelerated way for the DACA folks to acquire legal green cards or even give them a path to citizenship.

                                While we're doing that, let's take a good, hard look at immigration law. Let's provide for a Braceros work program such as FDR's with accelerated approval and background checks. Let's take a look at who we allow in the country and try to be as fair and equitable as possible. And lastly, let's put a Constitutional Amendment out there for ratification, simply stating that the ONLY way to become a citizen of the U.S. is to be born here, or to be formally naturalized. (Born here would apply to soldier's families and embassy personnel).

                                Then close the damn borders. Make it a felony to enter the country illegally, punishable by a mandatory 10 years incarceration, no parole. And work 'em for the public good. For six days out of every seven, for ten years, I want them cleaning public buildings and parks. I want them painting schools. I want them working on truck farms, growing food for people on welfare and for themselves. In short, I want them working and not sitting on their keister.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  Based on a few assumptions and googling some data, this probably applies to just a couple dozen people.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    Based on a few assumptions and googling some data, this probably applies to just a couple dozen people.

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                                    @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                                    Based on a few assumptions and googling some data, this probably applies to just a couple dozen people.

                                    That's a small universe of cruelty.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      And displays the manifest pettiness of the move.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        The current situation is bad, and it is difficult to see how this makes it better.

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          And displays the manifest pettiness of the move.

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                                          @jon-nyc said in Sometimes cruelty is the whole point:

                                          And displays the manifest pettiness of the move.

                                          All of politics sends a message, and messages are not always cruel. They can even be thoughtful. But this move is probably petty.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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