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"Thought crimes": Rubio lays out government's justification for deportations based on "beliefs"

www.salon.com /2025/04/10/thought-crimes-rubio-lays-out-governments-justification-to-deport-people-based-on-beliefs/

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the government can expel legal residents from the country based on “past, current, or expected beliefs, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful.”
- Yeah let's just add a little emphasis on a bit here...
  "Marco Rubio said that the government can expel legal residents from the country based on “past, current, or EXPECTED BELIEFS, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful.”
  What the actual fuck? I mean aside from the holy first amendment batman shit, EXPECTED beliefs??
  "He seems like the type to hate Israel so deport him"
  ....jfc
  
  Welcome to the age of thought crimes and witch hunts... If you haven't, learn your doublespeak now.
- If the beliefs, statements, or associations are lawful, then why and how does the government have the right to expel the person against their wishes? What does "lawful" even mean if the actions described as being "lawful" result in consequences by the state that serve as a punishment? Furthermore, are there beliefs, statements, or associations that would be regarded as "unlawful"? What are some examples of that? What would the punishment be for that?
  What the fuck is the actual goal of this? Why facilitate such cruelty? What are these fucks getting out of this?
  
  What the fuck is the actual goal of this?
  Getting rid of whoever they want. The only law left in the usa is whatever they decide it is at the time.
- He is now a clear and present threat to the fundamental tenet of American democracy and should be promptly tried for egregious treason.
- there's a ton of people hoping he'd try

Where are all the free speech warriors? Shouldn't they be blocking freeways with trucks and going on about the 'deep state' and new world order right about now? And what about the king 'free speech absolutionist' and all of his bootlickers? Shouldn't they be defending the values that they apparently care so deeply about right about now? Where's the rioting on twitter?
If you were a fresh faced, bright eyed gen Zer straight out of school that got caught up in and fooled by this bullshit, I could maybe forgive you if you actually used your own brains for once and your own eyes to see these hypocrites, liars and idiots in action and to see what they're really made of and all about.
Anyone older than gen Z can get fucked though because no one older than 25 has an excuse to have not seen these people for what they really are. Anyone that grew up with these clowns calling everything from Ninja Turtles to Pokemon evil and trying to ban rap music and heavy metal should've been able to see from a mile away that they just swapped the word 'evil' for 'woke'. Anyone older than 25 that fell for this must've been a piece of shit to begin with.