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Mahmoud Khalil can be expelled for his beliefs alone, US government argues
(www.theguardian.com)
So, a thought-crime?
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2025
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Expelled for believing that we shouldn't do genocide?
It's crazy isn't it?
Punishing us for our thoughts is clearly established as the job of the church. This is a violation of separation of church and state.
Exactly. They’re using religious bias.
But it’s why my state can’t sell alcohol on Sunday and why people ban abortions and why they’re pushing prayer in school
They want to make the US a christian version of Iran
Without good food though
We have a few good Iranian restaurants.
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Where the fuck are the, "Mah rights!" people now that the government is actually trampling on the constitution?
Where the fuck are the, “Mah rights!” people now that the government is actually trampling on the constitution?
Basically: "don't tread on me, tread on them!'
Right, why won't the Republicans do something!!!
Not sure what else we can do
Deep-throating government boot-leather to clean off any leftover shreds and debris from said trampling.
Off starching their white hoods.
You're focusing too much on the "rights" and not enough on the "Mah." Not "Our rights."
It was never about universal rights. They were pretty clear about them caring specifically and only about their rights.
Never gave a fuck about the Constitution ever. Just wanted the ability to say and do hateful shit without repercussions.
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It's called thought crime.
The two-page memo, which was obtained by the Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent US resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza. Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs. He said that while Khalil’s activities were “otherwise lawful”, letting him remain in the country would undermine “US policy to combat antisemitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in the United States”.
The Thought Police have officially arrived and been christened in their duties... 🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕
"Christened" definitely being the operative word.
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They deported people in the past for leftist beliefs and also had their citizenship stripped from them for such...
Id love examples. I'm naturalized leftie so I want to read up on this.
I also believe pretty much the same thing as Mahmoud Khalil so I have my go bag ready.
Emma Goldman and Mollie Steimer are on this list. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_denaturalized_former_citizens_of_the_United_States
neither of these people were denaturalized for having leftist beliefs.
"Officially" maybe not, but Goldman was denaturalized like a decade after she should've been because the government wanted a reason to deport her and they couldn't while she was a US citizen. So they made her denaturalization retroactive. Steimer was denaturalized and deported for the "crime" of printing and distributing anti-war leaflets.
I'm pretty sure the 1st amendment nullifies this argument.
There’s a school of thought out there where only citizens have the full rights granted by the constitution…
Meanwhile there’s no such thing as precedent or rule of law…
The Constitution does not support that school of thought. It is very clear, that the rights it affords are universal and apply to everyone in the country. It says nothing about being a citizen or not.
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Since we're just making up rules now... New rule...
Men with orange skin who are over 77 years of age and who happen to "have bone spurs" are now required to be greeted by a kick to their balls each time a new person enters the room.
If ONLY he Said that Nazis LOVED Jews instead of STOP KILLING KIDS he would be a Free American!
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