Just doing a political temperature check on where people are at here on free speech questions. 

What’s the general attitude toward this attempt to deport a Columbia student protest leader without charging him with anything and despite the fact that he’s a lawful permanent resident?

If you haven’t followed this has some of the background

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If you haven’t followed this has some of the background https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-khalil-detained-ice-agent-honored-trump

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-khalil-detained-ice-agent-honored-trump

Only person who comes to mind is someone who has openly embraced fascism:

Ameen speed running the im totally not a fed arc

Only person who comes to mind is someone who has openly embraced fascism: https://x.com/ameensol/status/1898865106983047481

I'm honestly not sure how anyone can even justify this even a little bit, even if charged with something this would at best a very slippery slope, but as is it's completely undefenseable imo

i love the impulse to put the link in the second cast cause twitter nerfs tweets with a link :D

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That's been something that's disturbed me too, how many people think the constitution doesn't protect non citizens, this country would be fucking cooked if people could come here on vacation and leave in a prison transport plane on some fucked shit

Fully support civil liberties of as many people as we possibly can, even non-citizens.

I generally buy the narrative that making exceptions for due process like this will be leveraged to expand to other demographics too.

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Revoking a green card for legitimate protest (protected by 1A) marks a fundamental shift here. Today it's a protest, on what basis can GCs be revoked in the future? Criticizing the govt?

My thoughts https://warpcast.com/vinayvasanji.eth/0xd0bdcab8

The constitution applies to everyone even if non citizen or student visa he'd still absolutely be protected by due process

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The constitution applies to everyone even if non citizen or student visa he'd still absolutely be protected by due process 

https://warpcast.com/purp/0xedc70fc0

He needs to be charged and convicted of a felony-level crime before his green card can be revoked.
The left will find this obtuse but it may convince some on the right: green card holders are subject to US Taxation so they should at least be afforded the same due process as everyone else.

Yea that was a shock to see her come out against it lmfao

Hoping most people here are at least as committed to due process as Anne Coulter (who rightly opposed it)

So-called free speech advocates largely silent. 🧐

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NGL this is bone chilling

Occupied country https://x.com/whitehouse/status/1899155922842161597?s=46

We’re an occupied country 

https://warpcast.com/basche42/0xb91a4b7d

Gray Tribe

Europe, left wing: we'll send you to jail for facebook posts
US, rw: we'll deport you for campus protests
(Fortunately we have a robust 1st amendment, very unlikely #2 will actually happen.)

But still sad; you can count the major public-figure principled defenders of free speech on one hand.

It’s not good 

https://warpcast.com/dcposch.eth/0x16d370c7

Unless there’s a whole lot more to the story we don’t know about, it seems rather messed up.

Like if he’s being charged with some terrorism plot.

I'm pro free speech and it's one of the most disingenuous things this admin has done

Just red meat for the base and totally out of step with the rule of law

Super frustrating to see

Inb4 this is what the people voted for so let it be

Honestly, I find this whole situation terrifying.  What's to stop any of us being held indefinitely without being charged?