This is a bit scary, don't you think? Slippery slope? Isn't this similar to what the UK has done? What about free speech? What are they looking for, and what's worthy of causing concern? When is this check performed? Who is doing it? AI? What are the algorithms? What's next?
Free speech is a right for US citizens in this country, and only US citizens. If someone is visiting the USA, I want a security department of our government to vet these people.
Our rights do indeed come from God. In the absence of a political power acknowledging those rights, however, they do not exist in practicality. We are blessed here in the US to have a constitution which protects our rights as citizens.
That constitution does not protect foreigners who wish to visit.
In theory it is sound. OP is correct in his response to you about application to US citizens according to our laws.
Yes, there is the possibility of abuse.
It is a strange phenomenon, many of the ideals we've been brought up with are changing.
Being a country of immigrants has been America's calling card, but now we're moving into an age of selective immigration. Originally a way to bring population into a melting pot, we've now seen first hand what happens due to major abuse of that policy.
The change is intended... and we need to push back against it. Free speech is the epicenter of our country, and we are the beacon of free speech for the world.
Worst case scenario... some dude puts on his social media that he intends to kill Americans... Okay... that shit should be flagged way ahead of time, not when he's arriving on our soil and passing through customs. Threats are threats, period. But this general "trust us, we're the government looking out for your best interest so we're going to check your social media" is very, very scary and slippery. I wonder what Veterans would say about this, too. What did they fight for? Typically, they fought against oppression in other countries (for fear it would spread here, I realize, but oppression none the less).
You are such an idiot... the right to free speech is a God-given inalienable right (enshrined by the Constitution), its not a US govt given right to be doled out or taken away
Read what you have just written and then read the Federalist papers... Unalienable Rights from God have no "US citizen" qualification ... The Bill of Rights says Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... of the people
This is a bit scary, don't you think? Slippery slope? Isn't this similar to what the UK has done? What about free speech? What are they looking for, and what's worthy of causing concern? When is this check performed? Who is doing it? AI? What are the algorithms? What's next?
Free speech is a right for US citizens in this country, and only US citizens. If someone is visiting the USA, I want a security department of our government to vet these people.
False.
Our rights come from God
Our Constitution simply says the congress won’t infringe on those rights
Edit: the downvote without a rebuttal is taken as a win
Our rights do indeed come from God. In the absence of a political power acknowledging those rights, however, they do not exist in practicality. We are blessed here in the US to have a constitution which protects our rights as citizens.
That constitution does not protect foreigners who wish to visit.
I agree with both you and OP wholeheartedly.
In theory it is sound. OP is correct in his response to you about application to US citizens according to our laws.
Yes, there is the possibility of abuse.
It is a strange phenomenon, many of the ideals we've been brought up with are changing.
Being a country of immigrants has been America's calling card, but now we're moving into an age of selective immigration. Originally a way to bring population into a melting pot, we've now seen first hand what happens due to major abuse of that policy.
The change is intended... and we need to push back against it. Free speech is the epicenter of our country, and we are the beacon of free speech for the world.
Worst case scenario... some dude puts on his social media that he intends to kill Americans... Okay... that shit should be flagged way ahead of time, not when he's arriving on our soil and passing through customs. Threats are threats, period. But this general "trust us, we're the government looking out for your best interest so we're going to check your social media" is very, very scary and slippery. I wonder what Veterans would say about this, too. What did they fight for? Typically, they fought against oppression in other countries (for fear it would spread here, I realize, but oppression none the less).
You are such an idiot... the right to free speech is a God-given inalienable right (enshrined by the Constitution), its not a US govt given right to be doled out or taken away
Read what you have just written and then read the Federalist papers... Unalienable Rights from God have no "US citizen" qualification ... The Bill of Rights says Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... of the people
wowzer. really? so if you travel, you expect to be muzzled?