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).
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).