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Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] [email protected] 60 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

When again are americans using their right to bear arms to protect themselves against an authoritarian government? If you dont do it now never again use this argument for the second amendment.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 13 hours ago

If any of us actually find ourselves in that situation, it would be unwise to post about it on the internet, even if someone is calling you a phoney.

Every post we make here is getting recorded by the NSA.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 15 hours ago

A lot of Americans don't feel this is authoritarian and actually welcome it. They would love to have Trump as president for life.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

When again are americans using their right to bear arms to protect themselves against an authoritarian government?

Our arms don't exactly match theirs. The military has a lot more budget than citizens.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

Dude, if they didn't rise up when the kids were cages during Trump's first term then it is clear they are the brownshirts.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 16 hours ago

Right, which is why the whole 2nd amendment argument is silly in this day and age.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If we go by the text, only "americans" have that right. Now, the important question is "what is an american"? What characterizes a "non-american" according to the founding fathers?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

White male wealthy supremacists?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

Dammit! Foiled by racists once again!

........you'd think I'd put /s, but no.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

I don't doubt that is how the current supreme court would interpret it. This approach of asking "how the founding fathers would think" results in exclusion of non-white citizens. On the other hand, lack of atandardized identification documents in the USA result in this mess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Also the definition of what the founding fathers had of white was extremely different. It was only people from Britain that were white. The English, Scottish, and Welsh. No one else. Not the Germans, Irish, or Swedes even.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Are you under the impression that the founding fathers weren't slave holders themselves?