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minus-squareCethinlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThe last bullet for determining if it’s punishment: “Was that a congressional intent for the statute to further punitive goals.” It fails that test. It isn’t any sort if punishment. It’s for “national security”.
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoOh? Could have fooled me. The anti-China statements from politicians are admissable. If the government is allowed to hand waive anything under “national security” then it’s a short trip to the work camp for us all.
The last bullet for determining if it’s punishment: “Was that a congressional intent for the statute to further punitive goals.”
It fails that test. It isn’t any sort if punishment. It’s for “national security”.
Oh? Could have fooled me. The anti-China statements from politicians are admissable.
If the government is allowed to hand waive anything under “national security” then it’s a short trip to the work camp for us all.