What was that new law Trump has implemented/interpreted that says that people

[applegrove]

with too much information can be assasinated even if they are not a danger or terrorist or enemy themselves? I'm worried it will be used on Democratic thinkers like Meachem and Krugman domestically or thinkers abroad. I can't remember what it is called. It was this past week.

[Karadeniz]

1. Didn't it have something to do with secret operations?

[applegrove]

2. Yes. Something like that.

[haele]

3. Supposed to be only OCONUS, also. Not in the States.

The "target" of such operations has to be contacting "terrorist cells" directly outside the jurisdiction of the DoJ and DHS agents who would normally be in charge of infaltration, investigations and arrests of such groups domestically.

It's also an EO, not a law.

Haele

[applegrove]

4. Okay. I get worried when norms or the law change under Trump rule.

I feel a bit better.

[haele]

5. Thing is, crap EOs like this are just a foot in the door.

They have to be overturned with prejudice, and clear direction that any extra-judicial activity like this is unconstitutional, no matter the location or raison d'jour an administration might have to target people or groups.

If Trump got a second term, his goons and enablers each have a list of people they don't like, and it wouldn't matter where those on those lists were or the status of their citizenship.

Haele

[applegrove]

6. Foot in the door exactly. Where are they going i always ask myself.

[applegrove]

8. Yes. Thanks. Looking for it to ease my fear of the foot in the door. This

administration doesn't give reasons for most of what they do... they never say what the end game is because it is so unpalatable. Actually all movement conservatives hide their end game where policy is concerned.

[Demsrule86]

9. Nothing passed congress so it must be an EO or some executive thing...Biden will merely get

rid of it along with all the other shit Trump did.