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Thinking about how the U.S. should have a constitutional amendment banning state forces (e.g. police) from being used in labor disputes. (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by kool_newt@lemm.ee to c/general@lemmy.world

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One of the primary purposes of the police is to be able to break labor uprisings. This is so wrong and should be prevented in the strongest way possible. What do you all think? Is the U.S. constitution able to restrict police?

People from outside the U.S., what do you think of this type of idea?

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[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s why they exist though, they’re to keep the plebs down not protect us.

[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's kinda like asking the state not to state huh?

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's what the US is all about.

Our Constituon starts off, "We the people...."

People have bastardized these words. It does mean like "we the people" are fed up!

It means we the people, as in, "we the people, without reference to any king or God, form a government among ourselves."

The idea of people being in charge law and policy by way of democratic representation is asking the state, as we once had led by a king, not to state. That's the great expirement.