#Constitutional Rights

[americanmarketplace]

Time for a reminder: We are a (CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC) NOT A DEMOCRACY LET IT SINK IN !!!!!!

[destielmemenews]

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[shu-of-the-wind]

END the copaganda that not giving your DNA to your cops makes you more suspicious.

END the copaganda that if you don't tell your side of the story to a cop you're going to be arrested.

END the copaganda that not allowing the cops into your home without a warrant is criminal behavior.

END the copaganda that not allowing cops to interrogate you without an attorney present is inherently more suspicious.

END the copaganda that if you don't speak to a cop that stops you on the street, you are breaking a law.

this is all bullshit and it is framed in a way that destroys your constitutional right to be protected from unreasonable intrusions into your life and into your home. it is a way for cops and the law enforcement system to intrude on your privacy in ways they are legally not allowed to, by making YOU feel like YOU will be seen as a bad guy for standing up for your rights.*

demand to see a warrant. if they stop you on the street, ask if you're being detained and if so, why. do not speak to cops without your attorney present. that is WHY miranda rights exist. you are ALLOWED to keep your mouth shut.

*ALL of this is stuff that will be more dangerous to do if you are black or brown or visibly trans or queer or disabled. if at ANY POINT you feel that you are going to be at risk of harm for doing these things, you are NOT at fault for complying. your rights are important but they are not more important than preserving your life. stay safe out there y'all.

[madlori]

Yes, criminals need rights.

So I move in a lot of true crime communities. I’ve been a fan of true crime since, oh, 1980 or so (so enough with this “oh this brand new true crime trend” which has in fact been happening for hundreds of years). 

Sometimes there are opinions there which...trouble me.

Mostly when people express frustration about the rights of the accused, how rigorously they need to be defended, and the wish that criminals just had no rights and we could do whatever we want them.

Stop. That’s BAD.

But what about the rights of the victims and their families?

Here’s a hot take: the rights of the accused - and even the convicted - are more important.

Not because criminals, or those accused of crimes, are widdle babies who need protecting and we want to make things easy for them. That is not the reason.

We have to vigorously defend the rights of the accused, not for their sake, but TO PROVIDE A CHECK ON THE POWER OF THE STATE.

Lemme say that again.

THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED MUST BE DEFENDED IN ORDER TO CURTAIL THE POWER OF THE STATE.

If you are going to give the state the power to punish, to restrict someone’s liberty indefinitely, or in some states take their life, then you better make fucking sure that the rights of the people at risk of this are being defended to the utmost extent of the law. The state can never, never assume that it will be easy to throw someone in jail. It must always know that it will have to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, respect the rights of the accused, and that the accused will be defended by people dedicated to that purpose.

If the state starts finding it easy to throw people in jail, or mistreat them during that process, you are handing it a tool to use against its political enemies. Which might at some point include you.

Should an honorable state require such countermeasures? Ideally, no. But the Constitution was written by men who understood the need for checks on governmental authority, and the right to incarcerate or execute citizens is one of the most dangerous rights the state has. 

So the victims and their families have rights, of course. But they are not the ones facing the state’s punishment. Their liberty or life is not in jeopardy.

If someone has committed a crime and the state needs to exercise its right to punish them, they should do so. But only after a rigorous process. Yes, it’s frustrating. Yes, guilty people walk free. Yes our emotions sometimes make us want to just see them hurt, damaged, or violated. But as they say, don’t ever hand the state a weapon it could use against YOU.

The state must have the hardest job in the room when someone is facing imprisonment or execution. That’s why their rights are important.

[alwaysbewoke]

[holisticfansstuff]

Bravo!

[reasonsforhope]

Federal Judge Gregory Presnell has placed a preliminary injunction on a Florida bill banning individuals under the age of 18 from attending drag performances. 

[Note: "Preliminary injunction" means that the judge has blocked the law from going into effect. The ban is temporary, and is designed to keep the bill from being enforced or applied while the bill goes through the appeals process, where higher-level judges will rule on whether they agree with DeSantis, or with this judge.

Given how incredibly overbroad the law is, previous recent rulings on these issues, and this judge's ruling in particular, DeSantis's government will almost certainly have a difficult time convincing any not-a-total-right-wing-crony lawyer that the law is constitutional. Because, in fact, this law is a huge violation of the first amendment, which protects freedom of speech and freedom of expression.]

The law, dubbed the “Protection of Children Act,” would allow “the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any public lodging, establishment, or public food service establishment if the establishment admits a child to an adult live performance.” DeSantis previously said that drag shows, which are covered by the ban, “sexualize” children.  

In his ruling, Presnell sided with Hamburger Mary’s, a restaurant that hosts drag performances and sued the DeSantis administration, claiming that the restrictions implemented by the act were too broad and not only violated their first amendment rights but unfairly harmed their business. 

In a move the DeSantis administration likely did not see coming, Presnell cited previous laws passed by the Florida governor in his reasoning for placing an injunction on the law. Presnell wrote that the Florida government had failed to sufficiently narrow the breadth of the ban to prevent its unjust application and its “inevitable clash with the Florida ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ and other laws.” 

The “Parental Bill of Rights” was signed into law by DeSantis in July of 2021. The law, as quoted by Presnell states that “all parental rights are reserved to the parent of a minor child in this state…including…[t]he right to direct the upbringing and the moral or religious training of his or her minor child.” 

-via Rolling Stone, June 23, 2023

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[welcometomypov]

What is your viewpoint on the January 6th insurrection? Personally, regardless of political affiliation I feel as though it should be condemned, taking 1 Peter 2:17 into account— however, I’ve seen reports that President Trump plans to pardon those who took part. How would you feel about that, as well as the threats to repeat that event on a larger scale if Harris had won the election? I’m politically independent, and this sort of thing is one of the biggest problems I’ve had with the Republican Party and especially the MAGA side of it which seems to have grown more and more dominant.

I think that if Trump had any proof that the Democrats cheated in the election and they chose to respond with an insurrection when proof is ignored, that they would be entirely in the right.

As the Democrats keep saying, "It's the right of the people to abolish the government." (What they forget, is the implications that most of America needs to be ticked off in order for it to work or even work out, and not just the minority. As Trump has proven, he's not on the minority side rn.)

But the proof of such isn't becoming clear until very recently, with (as rumor has it) so many voters 'suddenly' appearing in the 2020 election to elect Biden and then 'suddenly' going missing in 2024?

It's definitely suspicious. But I won't say I have any definite idea of what's going on with that. Trump or Biden trickery? We don't know.

However, I am keeping an eye out to find out what is uncovered.

The insurrection should never have happened because he had no proof. It was not a smart thing for him or for any of his followers to do. It should have been a peaceful protest. It should never have gotten violent and Trump should never have encouraged it.

I haven't seen anything about him promising it worse. So I won't comment on something that I haven't looked into myself.

But he's always been a pretty radical man. That's why we like him.

(Not for this specific radical view. But for others.)

I'm not surprised that more than 2,000+ Republicans showed up because there are 2,000+ Democrats right now who would do the exact same thing if Kamala called them to do it.

Look at the anger and the threats. Look at the post about it running around Tumblr right now that I've seen reblogged to at least three different Republican accounts who are like 'you know this is what Trump did right?'. Insurrection is apparently on people's minds.

Don't tell me radical Democrats wouldn't do it if given the chance.

That's a lie that anyone on any side would spot a mile away.

The thing is...

I don't think the insurrection was as devastating and horrible as the media preaches that it was considering everything that I've heard from Democrat and Republican sources.

The news overkills the severity.

But that doesn't make it okay. And, once again, I'm forced to set my head in my hands and wonder why Trump is the way he is.

I don't have any 'right' opinion on him pardoning those guys.

I don't know. I really don't know the right call.

The idea of justice recently is... Well...

Kamala brought illegal immigrants in and many have spent their freedoms raping and killing people, and I wasn't supposed to want them in prison or kicked out... Democrats have been rioting and breaking into stores, homes, and harming/threatening people, but those are forgiven because they were upset about their social status... But then I'm supposed to believe it when the Democrats say that January 6th is the worst thing that's taken place in America in recent years? People weren't allowed to be upset when they believed the most important election for the American people was cheated and stolen? That everyone there deserves to be in prison but we'll allow the two previous stated examples to go unchecked?

Do you see why the justice ideals in America tires me?

It doesn't matter what I say. They're all in the wrong in God's eyes. But America chooses right and wrong based on whatever works best for the narrative that's most popular or supported.

In fact, if I try to look up any of the Democrat riots, I'm blasted with tons of articles about January 6th. Almost like the internet is trying to prevent me from seeing past a certain narrative.

I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a police officer. I don't know what's best for those guys or if they deserve to stay in prison.

I'll leave that up to someone with more knowledge than me.

Thank you for the ask. I appreciate your time and curiosity :)

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[lifewithchronicpain]

IF YOU LIVE IN OHIO YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS!!!

Right now, there as a proposed ballot measure in Ohio to constitutionally protect abortion rights that will be on the November election. So far, every time abortion has come up on a ballot it has been protected by the people!

So conservatives want to make it harder to do. Since no vote protecting abortion surpassed 60%, they want to vote on an amendment to change ballot measures to require a supermajority of 60%, and it's scheduled for August.

The timing is intentional, not just to happen before the November election that now has the abortion amendment, but because turnout is historically low when elections happen outside of the general election. If you want to protect abortion rights in Ohio, you must vote twice. I don't know exactly the date for the August vote, you need to be looking out for that in your local news.

[pin-striped-soup]

TRUTH!

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