Fox Host Brian Kilmeade Calls for Ending Due Process for Immigrants

Kilmeade's Stance on Due Process

• 📢 Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is criticized for suggesting that due process should not apply to immigrants.
• 🗣️ Kilmeade argued that it is not practical to provide a lawyer or a day in court for the millions of immigrants, stating they "don't deserve it."
• 📺 This statement was made on national television, highlighting a perceived nonchalance towards rights when they become inconvenient.

Constitutional Principles Under Threat

• ⚖️ The video emphasizes that due process is a fundamental principle, not an optional feature, and is the bedrock of the rule of law.
• 📜 It is rooted in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, stating no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
• ⚠️ Kilmeade's call is framed as a suspension of constitutional rights as a blanket policy for millions, which is described as textbook authoritarianism.

Expanding Authoritarianism

• 🎯 The argument is made that once rights are suspended for one group (e.g., immigrants), it can lead to the normalization of such actions and the expansion to other groups.
• 📈 This process of carving out groups that "don't deserve rights" is presented as a dangerous pathway to a legal system based on arbitrary determination of who is entitled to rights.

Due Process for Non-Citizens

• 🌍 While acknowledging that not all constitutional rights apply equally to non-citizens (e.g., voting, jury service), the video stresses that due process specifically does apply.
• 🏛️ The Supreme Court has clarified that the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protect all persons, not just citizens.
• 🤝 Non-citizens, even those present illegally, have a right to fair legal procedures, a hearing, and the ability to challenge deportation.

Upholding the Constitution

• 🚩 The video criticizes those who claim to uphold the Constitution but then support the suspension of rights for certain groups.
• 💡 It asserts that either one respects due process and the rule of law, or one does not, and that failing to do so undermines one's own principles.
• 📚 The discussion touches on the importance of understanding how these forces work to counter them, referencing "The Echo Machine" book.