One of the primary purposes of the police is to be able to break labor uprisings. This is so wrong and should be prevented in the strongest way possible. What do you all think? Is the U.S. constitution able to restrict police?

People from outside the U.S., what do you think of this type of idea?

  • solstice@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    All these replies and I don’t think a single person has mentioned that states regulate police, not the federal government.

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      1 year ago

      In my post I meant “state” as in “the state”, like a polity claiming monopoly on legal violence in a given area. So like a blanket restriction against police, national guard, FBI, being able to be called in to break a strike on behalf of business.

      Also, talking about states (now state as in Arizona) that doesn’t mean that an amendment couldn’t in theory do it though right? I mean state regulated police aren’t legally able to violate your 4th amendment just because they’re not federal agents.

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        Still feels like it would violate the 9th or 10th amendment. I suppose if you could convince two thirds of the house and senate and 3/4 of the states, and if nobody challenged it and the USSC didn’t shoot it down, then maybe you’ve got a chance.