Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-10-12 13:33:18 UTC - HELPFUL
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The Alien Enemies Act requires either "a declared war" or "an invasion or predatory incursion" by a "foreign nation or government." https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts#:~:text=That%20whenever%20there%20shall%20be%20a%20declared%20war%20between%20the%20United%20States%20and%20any%20foreign%20nation%20or%20government%2C%20or%20any%20invasion%20or%20predatory%20incursion%20shall%20be%20perpetrated%2C%20attempted%2C%20or%20threatened%20against%20the%20territory%20of%20the%20United%20States%2C%20by%20any%20foreign%20nation%20or%20government https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/21#:~:text=Whenever%20there%20is%20a%20declared%20war%20between%20the%20United%20States%20and%20any%20foreign%20nation%20or%20government%2C%20or%20any%20invasion%20or%20predatory%20incursion%20is%20perpetrated%2C%20attempted%2C%20or%20threatened%20against%20the%20territory%20of%20the%20United%20States%20by%20any%20foreign%20nation%20or%20government The U.S. has NOT declared war since World War II. https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/declarations-of-war.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States https://www.history.com/news/united-states-official-declarations-war A "migrant criminal network" is NOT a "foreign nation or government." https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/11 https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/foreign-nation https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2013-title18/html/USCODE-2013-title18-partI-chap1-sec11.htm https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1844806837872259508
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