A similar dynamic is at work in New York City, where a new municipal ID program for undocumented immigrants was designed by City Council Democrats with a provision to delete ID holders’ data in the event of a Republican presidential victory in 2016.
“In case a Tea Party Republican comes into [the White House] and says, ‘We want all of the data from all of the municipal ID programs in the country,’ we’re going to take the data,” explained City Councilman Carlos Menchaca (D-Brooklyn). “That allows us to prepare for any new leadership.”
The AUMF, the drone rules, and the data delete clause all exemplify Democrats’ apparent realization that the authority they want has the potential to be abused — a realization which is coupled with a deluded refusal to admit that they too may be abusers.
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