Posted on 10/10/2016 12:20:49 PM PDT by John Semmens
Judge Richard Posner, writing for the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, ruled that "governors have no authority to reject Syrian refugees being sent to their states. Neither do mayors, landlords, or homeowners have the right to block the placement of refugees in their towns, buildings, or households if that is what the President determines is in the best interest of the country. The idea that any of these other parties can refuse to cooperate in the refugee relocation program just because they deem it dangerous is not supported by law or the Constitution."
In support of the court's decision Posner characterized the risks accompanying the importation of refugees from areas infested with Islamic terrorists as "low. In the last year there have been only 62 attacks mounted by jihadis in America. Only 64 people have been killed. In comparison, 16,000 people were murdered by non-jihadis during the same time period. Likewise, there were 35,000 traffic fatalities in this time frame. So, in terms of the odds for meeting a violent death, letting a few terrorists into a state or city will make little difference."
Clinton campaign spokesman Robby Mook hailed the court's ruling as "a vindication of Secretary Clinton's proposal to boost the importation of Syrian refugees by 500% if she's elected president. For Trump to try to parlay the tiny increase in danger into a winning campaign issue is futile. We're confident that voters will see through his scare mongering and accept the minor hike in their daily risk as a price they're willing to pay to have the most qualified person ever to seek the presidency as their new Commander-in-Chief."
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Let’s buy the house next door and insert a Syrian family
........plus enroll Syrians in the Obama kids schools.............
Just DO IT!
Certain areas in the world have refugees disappearing in large numbers. It’s been assumed they simply walked away with no way to track their movements. Who knows? Maybe they wound up underground, as in 6 feet? Some neighborhoods are just that way.
Whole passel of, “judges” ought be horse whipped.
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