• irish_link@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 days ago

    I was going to say something along the lines of being charged with anything but your statement is way better and more importantly more accurate.

    • w3dd1e@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      I wasn’t sure if that applies to non-citizens.

      Personally, I think it should, but laws aren’t always just.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        2 days ago

        Rights must apply to all persons in the US. Or else the government may assign you to the non rights group at it’s discretion. As an example, you’re a citizen. The government says you are not. You try to go to court to prove it, but oops you don’t have that right. Your family opens a court case, but they either get ruled to not have standing or they get swiftly assigned to the non rights group as well.

        Nobody has Rights until Everyone has Rights.

      • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        2 days ago

        According to the Constitution, almost all rights apply equally to citizens and non-citizens. The term used in the Constitution is “persons,” not “citizens.” The Supreme Court has eroded some of those rights over time, though.