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MineralMan

(150,650 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:02 AM 15 hrs ago

"Due Process" - It's not being delivered

There is a process for almost every legal action. Something that is "due" is owed to someone.

When it comes to immigrants, or migrants, or even US Citizens who speak with an accent or have skin a slightly different color, what is "DUE" is that the government must follow the "PROCESS" whenever they deal with such people. What is "DUE" is respect for the individual and for the laws that govern immigration issues. That "PROCESS" is "DUE" to everyone.

Right now, the "PROCESS" is not being followed and a lot of people to whom that "PROCESS" is "DUE" are being terribly mistreated by people whose job it is to follow that "PROCESS."

That is how it is supposed to work. When it does not, someone is breaking the law. It is that simple.

Everyone must be given "DUE PROCESS." Period. We should never tolerate out own law enforcers who do not provide "DUE PROCESS."

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"Due Process" - It's not being delivered (Original Post) MineralMan 15 hrs ago OP
And I wonder if probable cause is needed with them all.So because Tribetime 15 hrs ago #1
Yes, it is. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #2
This is happening in every sphere -- e.g., Venezuela. snot 14 hrs ago #3
Yes. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #4

Tribetime

(7,063 posts)
1. And I wonder if probable cause is needed with them all.So because
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:15 AM
15 hrs ago

If they have no cause to arrest ir detain you, is everything after that illegal ?

MineralMan

(150,650 posts)
2. Yes, it is.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:17 AM
15 hrs ago

And if probable cause is not considered, due process is not being delivered.

snot

(11,523 posts)
3. This is happening in every sphere -- e.g., Venezuela.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:50 AM
14 hrs ago

The only "rule of law" he seems to feel bound by is "might is right."

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