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Trump Judge Effectively Names Himself President (prospect.org)

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Terry A. Doughty says he gets to decide who the FBI, DHS, HHS, and the Justice Department can talk to.

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[–] elscallr@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Your rights are absolutely able to be waived, they just can't be taken away. It's a subtle but meaningful difference.

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[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 12 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

If you're being compensated to waive them, you aren't waiving them freely. So it's being taken away.

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[–] elscallr@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago

That's a fair point.

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[–] Itty53@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago

That's entirely valid but not the same as "your rights are unwaivable".

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