[bredren]

I think freedom and access to power are entangled.

People with access to power or money either don't need to interview for jobs, or don't have criminal records that complicate that process.

So, they are more free by default. Not only do these checks not affect them directly, they create a nerf on a whole set of other people, which creates a contrast of freedom.

I do not think many would go out in public and say they like seeing the poor unfairly burdened. However, I believe in many cases groups in the United States have chosen "power over principals."

This is where the choice to protect power supersedes choosing to act principals or professed beliefs.

I do not think this is a new thing, though I think it has never been so public and given today's politics the contrast is particularly stark.