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This is very welcome news, even if it won't go over well with the large number of authoritarians here.


>the large number of authoritarians here.

Everybody who has a different viewpoint than me is a <insert label>!


Large number isn't everybody. There are many libertarians here, and I have a different viewpoint from them too. I've just been surprised how many people turned out to be authoritarians once one got into power.


How would you label people who are for reducing civil liberties then?


I think you should provide a bit of evidence for the "large numbers" of people in favour of "reducing civil liberties" on these boards.


Well for one, take a look at all the comments complaining that this is too political, or complaining about the dirty liberals on this site.

Nearly all (not all, but nearly all) the people who are against the ACLU are the people that you're looking for.


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It's a civil liberty that the privilege of entry is not granted in manner which amounts to state favor to, or disfavor to, a particular religion.

Entry of aliens itself is not a civil liberty.


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> From a moral standpoint, denying entry to previously vetted residents with green cards who may have lived here legally for many years, purely on the basis of where they were born, is abhorrent.

Sure, and, despite the broad authority the government Constitutionally and the executive statutorily has with respect to aliens, that aspect is quite plausibly also a civil liberties issue.


I mean, if they are supporting Trump, they are literally authoritarians.




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