One small step for DHS , a giant leap for US autocracy

[ionelv]

Some might not think much of this, but this is another nail in the coffin of US democracy. When the government is using unchecked power to enforce an arbitrary petty grievance against a major corporation aiming to destroy its client base, that is as close to autocracy as you can get. Luckily for Harvard, it has deep pockets and lots of friends in high places, but this skirmish will only embolden and sharpen the administration's talons for its next victims who might not be so lucky (e.g. individuals who don't have billion dollar endowments, hordes of lawyers or friends in the right places). To say "Caveat emptor" seems underwhelming and a bit late.

Comments

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

The second time, it is not a mistake; it is a choice.

[ioplokon]

The great leap backward continues...

[sturgeonslawyer]

I am not saying that those of my countrymen who voted for this shitstorm in a dumpsterfire are all racists, fascists, bigots, hatemongers, and generally evil people.

But, in voting for President Skum and his sidekick Donald Trump, they have made it perfectly clear that they are not against these things.