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The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act

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Re: The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act

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Post by pvg »

tomohelix wrote: post #2

Before flagging, please consider how this act has not been invoked since WW2. Therefore it is a novel and worthy of discussion, regardless of how "not technology related" it is.

These don’t get flagged because they aren’t “technology related”

Re: The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act

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Post by tomohelix »

pvg wrote: post #5
tomohelix wrote: post #2

Before flagging, please consider how this act has not been invoked since WW2. Therefore it is a novel and worthy of discussion, regardless of how "not technology related" it is.

These don’t get flagged because they aren’t “technology related”

I think the common reasons are: Not worthy of HN discussion; (claimed to) likely to devolve into unrelated/heated arguments, and against HN rules.

Just that I don't agree this topic fit in any of those categories, so just want to state it first.

Re: The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act

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Post by tomohelix »

p_ing wrote: post #4

This has already been effectively stayed by a fed judge. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-...

The fact that it was officially invoked at all is already a point of discussion. This is an act that can suspend the constitution as the executive branch see fit. Nobody has ever tried to use it since WW2, and even then it was a controversial act.

It has only been 2 months. How much further can it go in one year? In 4 years? At what point would there be real consequences? I think these questions are important enough to warrant some serious discussion.

Re: The US Has Invoked Alien Enemies Act

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Post by clipsy »

tomohelix wrote: post #7
pvg wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These don’t get flagged because they aren’t “technology related”

I think the common reasons are: Not worthy of HN discussion; (claimed to) likely to devolve into unrelated/heated arguments, and against HN rules. Just that I don't agree this topic fit in any of those categories, so just want to state it first.

I think you're being very generous in your beliefs about why people flag these sort of stories.
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