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What bigotry? Pointing out a reality is not bigotry.
Only a cowardly bigot would ban an entire religion.
What bigotry? Pointing out a reality is not bigotry.
I would argue that Congress has no authority to legislate immigration requirements based on one's religious beliefs, as such is barred by the first amendment. Even if they do have this authority, freedom of religious practice is absolutely a core founding principle of this nation.
This country has a mechanism for repealing the first amendment. It is within the scope of this nation's constitution to do that. But that still goes against our founding principles.
I can give you a thousand examples of cases where the Supreme Court has ruled the first amendment applies to Congress. It restricts Congress explicitly.I don't know how the passage I quoted could have made any more clear that there is no subject the Supreme Court is less likely to question Congress's authority to regulate by law than the admission of aliens. Of course the right of Americans to the free exercise of religion is a core founding principle of this nation. And of course it is one which is completely irrelevant to aliens overseas. If you think otherwise, please cite us to any case where the Supreme Court has ever even implied that any of the protections of the First Amendment--any of them--applies to alien nationals outside U.S. territory.
More straw man from the right-wingers. Shocking.You may wish we some "Constitution of the Planet" set the rules Americans had to live by, one that had some "Warm and Fuzzy Clause" which required Americans to accommodate the wishes of every foreigner on earth--or be haled before some international collectivist tribunal to answer for their hard-heartedness. The reality is otherwise. The design for our government--the only design for it--is the "Constitution of the United States of America." The American people, speaking through their elected representatives in Congress, do not need to justify to anyone any decision they may make about excluding any alien from U.S. territory. Despite the best efforts of leftists, this is still a sovereign nation.
Only a cowardly bigot would ban an entire religion.
Possibly so, if it were intended as a permanent ban and not just a temporarily enforced policy until we can figure out who is who and what is what. Only a stupid idiot would not quarantine a potentially infectious group, demonstrated over and over again to be deadly, whoever they may be, in an effort to protect the innocent citizens of OUR country.Only a cowardly bigot would ban an entire religion.
If there is one clear difference between Heil Hillary and Crazy Donald, it's national sovereignty. Hillary will gladly trade some US freedom for global respect; Donald not so much. On this issue...Donald holds the winning cards, IMO.
The race card is getting really old.
Racism isn't what drove this historic vote! Issues of security, immigration and economic autonomy did.
the Supreme Court has ruled the first amendment applies to Congress. It restricts Congress explicitly.
That is true. It is also irrelevant,
Right wing blogs everywhere are celebrating this as a "victory for white people".
Not where I visit on the web. Either put up links to back your assumptions or shut the heck up .
It's not.
Congress "shall make no law..."
There's nothing that says "well ok they can make laws about people who don't have rights."
Instead of just continuing to prattle that assertion, why don't you back it up with some legal authority? I challenge you again to show us where the Supreme Court--or any other U.S. court--has even so much as implied that any of the First Amendment's protections extends to aliens who have not entered U.S. territory. You won't, because you can't. I already quoted a case in which the Supreme Court made very clear that it has a long-established policy of deferring to just about any action Congress may take regarding the admission of aliens to the U.S.
Also, as I pointed out, even if the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment did apply to aliens outside U.S. territory, Congress would not be prohibiting any alien's free exercise of religion simply by refusing to admit him to U.S. territory. The aliens kept out of the U.S. by the law could go on practicing their religions in whatever nations they inhabited exactly as they had been before Congress acted.
You are pretending to know what you do not.
The last thing we need is a swindler who's M.O. is ripping people off.
here's one link: The Battle of Rotherham - Angry White Dude
I'm sure there's more if I took the time to look.
Who are we going to take it back from? Obama?
I think Trump trying to associate his campaign with Brexit is laughable.
I truly believe that if Trump thought he could gain votes by praising Hitler - he would do it.
And how the heck is America taking back her country by electing some buffoon who wants to put gigantic tariff on imports and by barring certain religion(s) from entering the USA?
There is nothing patriotic in that.
Trump is saying (in essence) 'we cannot fight other countries economies on even terms. We can only do it with protectionism'. PLUS he is saying that 'America is afraid of Muslims so we will ban them'.
That is not strength - that is cowardice.
America is about free markets and free enterprise AND it is about being inclusive ('huddled masses') NOT reclusive.
Trump is NOT a proud American, IMO. He is a spoiled, trust fund brat who has nothing but failed businesses and failed marriages in his past. He is pathetic.
So is Clinton, but I guarantee you she will do less harm to America then Trump would as POTUS.
Though I still prefer Gary Johnson by MILES over both of them.
Donald would turn the national mall into a golf course if he could make money at it. The last thing we need is a swindler who's M.O. is ripping people off.
Can you supply some data on the "inevitability" of immigrants becoming jihadists?
And while we're at it, can you site with reference exactly what it is about the Muslim faith that runs contrary to American values?
Never heard of this site and wonder who else has. But if you keep looking, I'm sure you'll find more like it. At issue, of course, is whether you can find legit conservative sources that back up your claim.
Can you supply some data on the "inevitability" of immigrants becoming jihadists?
And while we're at it, can you site with reference exactly what it is about the Muslim faith that runs contrary to American values?
What's not legit about it? It's a blog ran by a conservative for conservatives.
Seriously, what evidence do you have that Trump has ripped off anyone. Saying it doesn't make it true.
So can I find a blog from some Liberal that says "Kill all white males" and use it as a blanket statement for all Liberals?