Harmeet Dhillon
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There are certain basic functions that only the federal government can do. Protect our borders, have a national standard for federal elections, because that affects all of us. And what our government and our founders did in designing the Constitution is protect all people from the tyranny of the majority.
There are certain basic functions that only the federal government can do. Protect our borders, have a national standard for federal elections, because that affects all of us. And what our government and our founders did in designing the Constitution is protect all people from the tyranny of the majority.
So we do have rights for minorities in America that they don't have in fascist and authoritarian states. They don't have in Europe for the most part. That's important. That's unique in our country.
So we do have rights for minorities in America that they don't have in fascist and authoritarian states. They don't have in Europe for the most part. That's important. That's unique in our country.
Yes, I would agree. You know, but it's a mixed bag. You see these people wearing masks today. Some of them may be sick. I submit that. But most of them are just signaling I've got some mental health issues.
Yes, I would agree. You know, but it's a mixed bag. You see these people wearing masks today. Some of them may be sick. I submit that. But most of them are just signaling I've got some mental health issues.
Or I'm trying to mask myself because I'm a criminal. And, you know, the camera can't detect who I am. So there's all kinds of... things like that. But similarly, you know, you get emails from people and they identify themselves in certain ways. And I immediately, that's a signal to me to not take them as seriously as I would otherwise. So we all have to have shorthand for dealing with people.
Or I'm trying to mask myself because I'm a criminal. And, you know, the camera can't detect who I am. So there's all kinds of... things like that. But similarly, you know, you get emails from people and they identify themselves in certain ways. And I immediately, that's a signal to me to not take them as seriously as I would otherwise. So we all have to have shorthand for dealing with people.
And so in a way, these virtue signaling mechanisms help in triaging who and what to take seriously. Right.
And so in a way, these virtue signaling mechanisms help in triaging who and what to take seriously. Right.
Weaponization.
Weaponization.
i never imagined the judges to be in on it and yet that seems to also now be part am i am i no you're correct there are judges who have reached conclusions in recent hours and days that are completely divorced from reality and they themselves have become activists and that is not what the constitution and separation of powers envision it is happening routinely on a daily basis and so
i never imagined the judges to be in on it and yet that seems to also now be part am i am i no you're correct there are judges who have reached conclusions in recent hours and days that are completely divorced from reality and they themselves have become activists and that is not what the constitution and separation of powers envision it is happening routinely on a daily basis and so
It is really problematic because we have, I think, lost that separation of powers. Separation of powers means that there are certain aspects of what the president does regarding the border and protecting our country that are just non-judiciable by judges, now micromanaging. There was no due process to bring criminal aliens into our country.
It is really problematic because we have, I think, lost that separation of powers. Separation of powers means that there are certain aspects of what the president does regarding the border and protecting our country that are just non-judiciable by judges, now micromanaging. There was no due process to bring criminal aliens into our country.
but they're supposedly individualized due process required on the way out. That is, I think, incorrect. I will put it mildly. And so there's a lot of that. What's the answer to that? I think all lawyers are holding their breath to see what the answer to that is. There's a tension between our three branches of government as to what happens next.
but they're supposedly individualized due process required on the way out. That is, I think, incorrect. I will put it mildly. And so there's a lot of that. What's the answer to that? I think all lawyers are holding their breath to see what the answer to that is. There's a tension between our three branches of government as to what happens next.
And I think it's a high stakes question that we're going to see answered in the next couple of years.
And I think it's a high stakes question that we're going to see answered in the next couple of years.