“The American people just got a taste of authoritarianism wrapped in judicial robes. In a stunning 6-3 ruling this week, the Supreme Court greenlit the mass deportation of immigrants, not to their home countries but to third nations where they have no legal status…Whether it’s a camp outside Kraków or a deportation center in Guatemala, the strategy is the same: create a zone of moral invisibility. A legal no-man’s-land where acts that would outrage decent people become routine, because they happen far away, beyond the reach of media, law, and conscience.” ~Thom Hartmann, Moral Cleansing, American Style, June 25, 2025
A zone of moral invisibility. Hear no evil, see no evil. Poof! Not only do the people disappear but so does our responsibility. So do our rights since due process was a right that applied to all people, not just citizens. Note for emphasis: I just wrote the word “was” in reference to a fundamental right that no longer “is”. The Supreme Court, supposed guardians of our Constitution – protectors of our fundamental rights – just discarded the 14th Amendment:
…nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
And along with discarding due process, habeas corpus goes with it. Wrongful imprisonment with no recourse is now – according to six members of our Supreme-Kangaroo*-Court – permitted in The United States of America.
We are officially no longer a government of laws; we are by this ruling a government of whim.
“You may think this only affects immigrants. But consider: the legal precedent now exists for the government to forcibly remove someone from U.S. soil and drop them in another country without due process. Today it’s asylum seekers. Tomorrow, who knows?” ~ Thom Hartmann
What’s gonna happen? I don’t know. No one does – but if history provides a clue it paints a mighty bleak picture.
*Kangaroo Court (noun) – an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor.
read Kerri’s blogpost about I DON’T KNOW
likesharesupport…thankyou!
Filed under: smack-dab | Tagged: 14th Amendment, artistry, david robinson, davidrobinsoncreative.com, due process, equal protection, habeas corpus, Kerri Sherwood, kerri sherwood itunes, kerrianddavid.com, kerrisherwood.com, morality, story, studio melange, The Constitution of The United States, the melange, Thom Hartmann |
The Direction of Intention 
[…] read DAVID’s thoughts this SATURDAY MORNING […]
A few times I have cautioned other countries, via Bluesky, to heed their own travel warnings when visiting the U.S.
What a nightmare country we have become. -cris 😡
Too true. It’s a nightmare. And, it’s important to remember that we – the majority of us – do not support or agree with it. This amoral man and his spineless-robber-baron party do not represent us. They exploit us, bully us and want us to be silent. Good for you for warning others to be safe. The same warning now applies to you and Brenda: be safe.