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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 165 points 5 months ago (6 children)

while we would all love this, hes too rich and too important to the US military to be subjected to actual regular-people laws. sorry.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah thats a normal people punishment.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just make him live out of the embassy

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah, South African embassy will probably get some nice upgrades

Win - win ?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 5 months ago

Maybe there's a lesson there about not allowing individuals to amass that sort of power.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We could take SpaceX from him. The United States has enough guns to make that happen.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it would take zero guns. spacex doesnt want to be run by that guy

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

See? We've got more than enough.

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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 81 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You guys understand that even the immigration system is pay-to-win, right? Regardless of what happens, I don't think Elon will have any issues.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. He would just reapply under the category of "director of a company" or as "individual of extraordinary abilities".

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 16 points 5 months ago

“individual of extraordinary abilities”

No, you are not allowed to lie in immigration application forms, it says so right in the title!

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

While I don't disagree at all, even in many of these instances lying to immigration officials is a fast track to being denied entry ever again.

Obviously, Musk is going to get back in, but as a political pawn, kicking Musk out of the country being a legitimate option must be absolutely incredible.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Court couldn’t even issue a warrant today after he didn’t bother to show up. Wake me up when rich people face consequences.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 51 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Isn't that cute? They think that laws apply to billionaires.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

But liberty and justice is in the brainwash pledge that the kids have to do every day. It can't be a lie can it?

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 40 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Filthy rich, white. He gets the wag of the finger treatment and nothing worse. Just like Trump.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In this specific case? It comes down to a civil servant getting paid 80k a year. If they get his case file for review and they flag it then the government starts doing it's thing. Of course it will end up in court but a normal court can't do much about it. Which is how Elon's bestest buddies set it up. And once it's on his file that he lied in order to gain citizenship or residency he's straight up barred.

In other words, if he lied then it will take a literal act of congress to save his citizenship.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate the wisdom of your words, but the past few years have planted me squarely in the camp of "I'll see it when I believe it" when it comes to any sort of consequence for powerful, wealthy Republicans.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah, there's always the possibility that despite the numerous articles on it the government just ignores him.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

"Uhhhh we seem to have lost his file..."

[–] One_Honest_Dude@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Remember all those headlines saying things like 'Trump could be found guilty of violating emoluments clause?" Yeah, put this in the same bucket.

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Elon “could” grow a nipple on his forehead.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the "could" is doing a lot of work for that headline.

[–] Sarcasmo220@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think the "if" is doing a lot of work too

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[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I think he should. He'd be much more interesting that way.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago

Narrator: He won't

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Deport the illegals! Confiscate their illicit gains!

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago

Heeeyyy I doubt it!

[–] Jumpingspiderman@reddthat.com 13 points 5 months ago

Elmo Muskrat SHOULD have his US citizenship revoked.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 5 months ago

Send him to Africa. Freeze the bank accounts. Donate them to unions.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

SHOULD. We all know he won't

[–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago

Thanks to Obama, Elon is theus governments special boy that can do what he wants

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Remove his wealth too, it was achieved through illegality.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Don't threaten us with a good time.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

"could" is the most revealing word in this context.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Please god.

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

That would explain partly why he's supporting Trump now.

Trump may have threatened to enforce it unless he complied

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

All I want for Christmas, is this~

[–] chillBurner@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

Nothing's much gonna to happen to him... why?

First off, cuz he's a big "entrepreuner", a pro-western foreign policy guy, and a reactionary, which U.S always welcomes for their support of "freedom" and western civilization

Second, cuz he's a settler, he has citizenships in Canada and South Africa, to rely on, if the others fail

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

There's an illegal immigrant for Trump to deport.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

As funny as the thought is, they won't remove the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X.

[–] troed@fedia.io 13 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Tesla and X no one really cares about. SpaceX could get nationalized (!!!) though. Musk being cozy with Putin is already a problem for the US.

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