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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 165 points 4 days 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 4 days ago

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah thats a normal people punishment.

[–] zante@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 days ago

Well said . Clickbait fantasy.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 4 days ago

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

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just make him live out of the embassy

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

Yeah, South African embassy will probably get some nice upgrades

Win - win ?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days 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 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

See? We've got more than enough.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

hah i love technically correct! bravo!

the best kind of correct.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

"Could", "May", "Might"; all fancy words for "Never gonna fucking happen"

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 40 points 4 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days ago

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

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 81 points 4 days 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 4 days 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 4 days 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 4 days 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.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 51 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days 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?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Without straight up ignoring the law in this case, which State Department is more than capable of doing, it's really not a different law.

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I'm actually not a cynic, an attitude mostly lazy and unthinking, but straight up ignoring conventions and laws is what the right has normalised.

Trump didn't go to jail for Jan 6th, and never will. The paycheck mob did tho.

"Go out there and fight like hell".

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 64 points 4 days 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.

[–] Smith6826@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That will only be when we The People start doing something about it.

Wake me up when the rest of the masses have the balls to go on a general strike to halt the economy until our demands of basic human rights are met.

The majority of people are still too comfortable, stupid, weak, afraid, brainwashed, and complacent to do anything at all, let alone something that would actually make a real impact.

The moment all of us peasants collectively go on strike is the moment the government and billionaires start losing. Simple.

But again, generally, people are too selfish to share others' suffering even if it ment a better world for everyone.

And that is the peaceful option that the masses are too complicit to even try...

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Elon “could” grow a nipple on his forehead.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

A very good point. Just speculating for the hell of it.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

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

Heeeyyy I doubt it!

[–] One_Honest_Dude@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago
[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago

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

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Deport the illegals! Confiscate their illicit gains!

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

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

Trump may have threatened to enforce it unless he complied

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 days ago

Narrator: He won't

[–] chillBurner@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days 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

[–] Jumpingspiderman@reddthat.com 13 points 4 days ago

Elmo Muskrat SHOULD have his US citizenship revoked.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

SHOULD. We all know he won't

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 4 days ago

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

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Remove his wealth too, it was achieved through illegality.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

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

[–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

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

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Don't threaten us with a good time.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Please god.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

All I want for Christmas, is this~

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