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Reason
Billy Binion

Is This Constitutional? Here's How Due Process Works

Due process is really having a moment, and the Founders are rolling in their graves.

The basic legal principle—that people have the right to challenge the evidence against them before the government takes away their liberty—is central to the Constitution. And yet, it has come under fire recently, after President Donald Trump's administration deported hundreds of immigrants it alleges are gang members to a prison in El Salvador.

It appears that many people are now eager to dispense with due process, or simply do not understand what it is or why it exists.

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