On what grounds did Justice David J. Brewer dissent from the majority opinion in the case of Fong Yue Ting (1893) that authorized the federal government to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law?

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Justice David J. Brewer dissented from the majority opinion in the case of Fong Yue Ting on the grounds that he was worried that a similar rationale could be used in the future to subvert the rights to due process of other people, not just the Chinese. He argued that this precedent would essentially give the federal government unchecked power to expel any group of aliens without regard for their constitutional rights.

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