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We can't afford healthcare for our people.
I don't have any knowledge one way or another, but is this true? I guess it seems like we can afford healthcare just fine, but allocating money to healthcare/education/etc is a different problem.
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Quick reminder: Non US citizens only go to conferences outside the US. There is no excuse we should put up with this. Canada and EU are much better locations for this reason alone.
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"They're"?
> It used to take months, weeks, or at least days.
Sure. Many things were different in the past. For example: hysterical and paranoid border patrol personnel didn't use to be the norm.
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Not much better in Canada: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/guilty-plea-ends-case-t...
And also Australia and the UK: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/if-a-border-agent-dem... https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/traveler-who-refused-to-gi... It seems to be mostly a Five Eyes thing.
"...he clammed up, taking the Fifth, and citing constitutional rights against unwarranted searches. ...border agents told him he had no constitutional nor any legal protections, and threatened him with criminal charges should he not concede to the search. ...he was eventually allowed to leave with his belongings, the devices still locked, and no charges were pressed." My goodness! I guess those protections did exit a…
Border agents may lie about your rights? Is there no Miranda equivalent for this type of detainment?
Also police are allowed to lie about anything they want during interrogations.
Traveling internationally with encrypted data you don't want to disclose to border officials is not a good plan these days. Much safer to transfer securely via network connection. It's easy to single out the US but the reality is that most countries have pretty far reaching rules these days. E.g. the UK and Australia are hardly any safer. And forget about China, Russia, or indeed most countries with even less democra…
Interestingly, Russia doesn't do this at all, at least for now.
"...he clammed up, taking the Fifth, and citing constitutional rights against unwarranted searches. ...border agents told him he had no constitutional nor any legal protections, and threatened him with criminal charges should he not concede to the search. ...he was eventually allowed to leave with his belongings, the devices still locked, and no charges were pressed." My goodness! I guess those protections did exit a…
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The other thing to consider is that a burner phone will look quite suspicious.
Say that you take a burner when traveling abroad because you don't trust foreign governments to accord you the same civil rights protections against unreasonable searches that the United States does.
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So you are saying that USA should have started WW3 immediately after WW2?
Oh, I'm not taking issue with the US's behavior. I'm just taking issue with people who use it to argue that the US is the bestest country evar. If it really were, it would have been able to defeat the USSR soundly with its superior military technology. It's perfectly fine to admit the US is a mediocre large country, absolutely worth living in, but not some singular shining glory. It's perfectly fine to admit the US i…
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What if I don’t support or defend the Second Amendment? Does that make me unamerican? Should I renounce my citizenship?
Did you swear an oath to uphold the constitution? If so, it is your duty to allow others to exercise their 2nd amendment rights.
Quick reminder: US citizens have an absolute right to reenter the country. Customs can temporarily detain you, but they cannot refuse entry. Any threat, whether implied or stated, that they will hold you until you unlock your device is not real. They can hold your stuff indefinitely, so be prepared to lose it if you go this route, but never unlock your device based on the idea that it’s the only way to go free. Non-c…
Wonder if you can sue them after for your property back.