Blatant and intentional violation of due process, this removes any expectation people have for a fair trial.
At its core, the Trump administration is tearing up the social contract that has existed since the founding of the USA and which is core to the Constitution: the state has legitimacy over the individual, and the individuals consent to this control given their rights are upheld and the state treats them with respect and in accordance with the law.
Tear up that social contract and the outcomes will be that people no longer consent to that control and the government loses legitimacy, people will fight back to protect themselves. Disproportionate violence will be the likely first response to anyone fighting back against unlawful authorities going by their prior record. It’s quite possibly what they are hoping for as it feeds their right wing accelerationist goals.
Blatant and intentional violation of due process, this removes any expectation people have for a fair trial.
At its core, the Trump administration is tearing up the social contract that has existed since the founding of the USA and which is core to the Constitution: the state has legitimacy over the individual, and the individuals consent to this control given their rights are upheld and the state treats them with respect and in accordance with the law.
Tear up that social contract and the outcomes will be that people no longer consent to that control and the government loses legitimacy, people will fight back to protect themselves. Disproportionate violence will be the likely first response to anyone fighting back against unlawful authorities going by their prior record. It’s quite possibly what they are hoping for as it feeds their right wing accelerationist goals.