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People should not fear their governments; governments should fear their people.

A class above the law .

A class above the law. OMB Watch reports, “A bill [ H.R.418 the Real ID Act] to establish national identification card standards and restrict asylum claims also contains a controversial provision to empower the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive any and all laws… By Wendy McElroy. [LewRockwell.com Blog]

Note this part in particular:

bq. (2) No judicial review. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), no court shall have jurisdiction
(A) to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to paragraph (1); or
(B) to order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision.

This would seem to set the legal groundwork for Iron Curtain style border enforcement.

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