Well, you're asking a question that, in a vacuum, isn't political but since it can be considered controversial, and I think you know this, it becomes political. So did you want to debate politics or not?
I was just trying to understand your perspective on laws that forbid allowing non-citizens to vote. I guess I realized I wasn't aware of American citizens who believe non-citizens should be legally allowed to vote in federal elections, and my question about xenophobia was, in retrospect, intended to explore that.
Tangentially related: My father tried to fight taxes on the grounds that they're unconstitutional. He went to prison for 3 years (in part) because of it.
> Any law that prevents taxpayers voting is inconsistent with the principle of no taxation without representation.
That sentence would have been a great response to Mike's tweet.
Thanks for letting me explore some thoughts with you without spiraling into divisive language.
The entire notion of standard passports and border checking (other than "travel permits" within kingdoms) arose after the Constitution of the United States was ratified .. and that specific document isn't the be all to all reference for citizen | government contracts, even the US founders recognised it was "adequate for (their) present" and would require constant attention and fine tuning.
Not paying taxes isn’t “tried to fight taxes on the grounds their unconstitutional”
Your father sounds like someone engaging in crime and lying to those around them that it’s actually a legitimate protest against the system.
In turn drug dealers can tell their families they are simply protesting the unconstitutional restriction on the engagement in a free market of adults demanding goods.
I’m sorry if this comes across as rude I don’t mean to engage in an ad hominem against your father, but the fact that he went to jail for years is a pretty clear indication he wasn’t protesting something or engaging in a political process but was instead engaged in active criminal behavior.
Your blind defense of this behavior tracks well with your blind defense of incorrect political conversation in the twitter thread.
Your political engagement and not your quote is likely why you were blocked on twitter. You should reflect on this instead of trying to incite an online army to defend you based on your interpretation of events.
Personal attacks aren't allowed here, no matter how wrong someone is or you feel they are. We have to ban accounts that do this, so please don't do it again.
> would you say the law itself..
Well, you're asking a question that, in a vacuum, isn't political but since it can be considered controversial, and I think you know this, it becomes political. So did you want to debate politics or not?