[liuliu]

It may not be obvious. But this is actually a good thing when we looking back in a few years. I always feel weird that executive branch can just destroy private enterprise with "Supply-chain Risk" / "Terrorist List" without Due Process.

[outside1234]

I guess the worry is that we don't get Due Process here and they destroy them to make an example of them.

[liuliu]

That's a good thing right? In a capitalist society, you cannot just burn $300B without consequences. Not to mention it is not just anyone's money. It is Saudi's.

[amelius]

It's basically legal hacking.

Hacking is using a system in a way it was not intended to be used.

Here it is that, but applied to the law.

Hegseth and friends are a bunch of black hat legal hackers.