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title: "Once you concede that the government has the right to strip…"
date: 2026-01-30
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships updated his status.
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# Once you concede that the government has the right to strip…

*January 30, 2026 · Facebook*

Once you concede that the government has the right to strip immigrants of their liberty, you\'ve conceded that they have the right to strip everyone of their liberty.\
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Imagine that you are a currently a citizen of New Hampshire who supports immigration suppression laws.\
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Imagine that the Federal government declared the current citizens of New Hampshire to be non-citizens.\
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On what grounds would you object? You believe that Feds have the right to decide who gets to be a citizen, right?\
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If the Feds then told former New Hampshirites that, as a non-citizen, you were no longer allowed to live and work in the US, on what grounds would you object?\
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You think the Feds should be able to strip non-citizens of their right to live and work where they please, right?\
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If they kidnapped you and dumped you in Cuba or Venezuela, on what grounds would you object?\
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You believe that the Feds have the right to do that to non-citizens, right?