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MineralMan

(150,655 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:02 AM Yesterday

"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 Yesterday OP
And I wonder if probable cause is needed with them all.So because Tribetime Yesterday #1
Yes, it is. MineralMan Yesterday #2
This is happening in every sphere -- e.g., Venezuela. snot Yesterday #3
Yes. MineralMan Yesterday #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
Yesterday

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

MineralMan

(150,655 posts)
2. Yes, it is.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:17 AM
Yesterday

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

snot

(11,528 posts)
3. This is happening in every sphere -- e.g., Venezuela.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:50 AM
Yesterday

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

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