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New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech (www.commondreams.org)

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Free speech advocates fear a new bill could let the Secretary of State strip passports from US citizens based on their speech. "Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say," one said.

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only because the Republican base don't make enough money to travel internationally in the first place.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Even the ones that do, and I still know a few, don't travel outside of the US because "'Merica's the place I need to visit".