Top Trump official Stephen Miller’s recent declaration that anyone who “preaches hate for America” will face deportation has ignited alarm online, with critics warning the statement disregards First Amendment protections.

Social media users and legal analysts raised immediate concerns, pointing out that expressing dissent or criticism of the government is protected under the First Amendment. Some worried the administration was veering into authoritarian territory.

The backlash has reignited broader debates over the limits of free speech, especially as civil liberties fall under scrutiny. While immigration enforcement remains a core theme of President Donald Trump’s platform, critics are increasingly questioning whether rhetoric like Miller’s is a precursor to more aggressive suppression of dissent.

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    6 days ago

    Yep. At least 30% of americans supported this maga crap while the majority did nothing to stop him. As a Canadian, I’m not going to distinguish between those who supported trump and those who didn’t care enough to stop him. Both are equally responsible, and both must pay the price. Personally, i’m hoping the price will be so great that the US will split apart. Of course, Canada alone won’t make the US disappear, but the world united against the US absolutely will.

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      6 days ago

      also haver to point out voter suppression works either through propaganda or straight up legislation,

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      5 days ago

      As a Canadian, I’m not going to distinguish between those who supported trump and those who didn’t care enough to stop him

      So you’re a racist idiot then?

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        I think you may be confused. Americans tell the international community who represents them as a whole, as most countries do. In this case America picked Trump. They picked him using the method they created. They enforce their pick with the institutions they created. How self-absorbed and entitled do you need to be to call someone bigoted because they don’t have the time / inclanation / patience / stomach to then make their own arbitrary decision on each individual in your shithole country?

        Maybe, if Americans weren’t such feckless, lazy, cowards you wouldn’t be in this situation. But no, the American way is to blameshift, like their Leader does. Like you do here: unless their is 100% internal consensus in your electoral process you expect the rest of us to distinguish between each of you. And those who don’t are bigots. Not your fault, is it… we are just bigots to you.

        Do they still teach critical thinking in America, or is it just Pledges of Allegiance to Dear Leader now?

        Maybe stop posting and go do something about it? One has to have their fat American neck buried pretty deep to not know how to help nowadays. Find people in your area already doing something and go ask them what needs doing. Or, as I expect, post about how it’s not your fault and how you can’t do anything. In 5… 4… 3…

        “Home of the brave.” Ha ha fucking ha.

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          I think you may be confused

          No, that’d be the group of people assigning blame to 100% of a group for the actions of sub 50% of said group

          Bunch of disgusting bigots pretending your bigotry has a reason when you just wanna insult a group of people you don’t like because you’re a shitty person

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            Ewww. Dude, your American Victim Card isn’t accepted in Canada anymore. Sorry. Nearly everywhere outside the USA stopped accepting it. It’s still used widely in the U.S. I understand you all have one, and present it to each other regularly when the topic of ‘doing something’ comes up. What a testament to your ‘Land of the Free’ and ‘Home of the Brave’.

            If you think my posts are insulting hold-on-to-your-RED-hat. I’m just a private citizen with no political power afterall, so you are not going to believe what your elected Leader has been saying about my country! And yet, I haven’t seen any victims up here in Canada. Crazy huh? I suspect it has something to do with our “character”. It’s a word your great grandparents knew a lot about.

            It’s also affirming to be called ‘shitty’ by the people who brought the world Donald. Please, continue… or go do something more useful to help out those working against Donald. … Hahahaha … nah, why bother, amirite? Predictable. Better to put your energy here, defending yourself against me, someone who could-not-matter less.

            Your turn snowflake.

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              Jesus Christ that reads like magat bullshit so well I stopped reading halfway through due to headache

              You’re being a massive bigot, it’s a bad look. Especially since you keep implying I’m somehow responsible for the election of the president, proving you know nothing about me or my countries electoral system

              Quite literally identical behaviour to the people in my country spouting bigoted nonsense about the Mexicans, dude, down to it being the country directly south of you

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          Oh, I’m sorry, bigoted dipshit. Forgot you need to specify exactly what level of stupidity someone’s on or you’ll get pendanted to death

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            Bigoted dipshit? You realise a country is represented by their government right, especially a democracy? Your people voted for him and if he decides to genocide others, torture them, start wars, annex other countries or do whatever the fk evil shit, it reflects your people as a whole. Why should other countries give you the GRACE of being spared your precious feelings when their people are being attacked and suffering the consequences of YOUR government’s actions? You’re a priviledged asshole if you think people should GRACE you with their fucking patience and goodwill when your government is attacking them!!!

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              Yes, bigoted dipshit.

              Assuming all Americans support their government and treating them poorly because of it is being a bigoted dipshit, simple as

              And the dissenting comments to that opinion all read almost exactly like how MAGAts talk, it’s funny and gross how much like them you are

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                Nobody said all Americans support their government you reading comprehension challenged moron, we said your government reflects your people. Since so many voted for him and still support him and since you lived in a DEMOCRACY your government represented your PEOPLE (that’s literally what the word DEMOCRACY stands for); there is clearly something wrong with your people’s fkin culture. Just like there was something wrong with German culture in the 1940s (DUH) and pointing it out and having unfavourable views of the current American culture and people is NOT bigotry. You live in a dictatorship and there’s way too many people going with it to say it isn’t supported on a wide scale. Wake the fk up. My husband is literally American and he understands this concept that people outside the US will see Americans a certain way, because so many are letting it happen. What is wrong with you?

                Edit: That user has a history of getting their comments removed by mods AND telling others that they are “dumb” or lack reading comprehension when THEY are the ones misrepresenting what is being said (hence they get downvoted to hell when they do it). Talk about projection. What a joke. Blocked and forgotten.