Posted on 02/24/2016 8:36:14 PM PST by Night Hides Not
Donald Trump's boast that if he had been president, the September 11 jihad terror attacks would not have happened because "if I were running things, I doubt those people would have been in the country," has been gaining him even more notoriety and cheers from foes of Obama's immigration policies. What Trump would do to prevent jihad terror attacks by domestic jihadis, or Sharia encroachment on American freedoms, however, is far less clear than his stance on immigration, and some of the things he has said about these matters should give even the most full-throated of his enthusiasts considerably less to cheer about.
Several weeks ago, in the midst of Ben Carson's remarks on sharia, Eric Bolling of Fox News asked Trump: "Would you want the president or a candidate to say, 'I will promise to uphold the Constitution over the Sharia law'?" Trump replied: "Well, I think it's an argument I don't want to get into, it's not my argument, so it's an argument that I won't get into."
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Great tag line!
Romney is making a fool of himself.
Trump replied "Well I think it's an argument I don't want to get into. It's not my argument"
Trump should have been able to answer the question. Why is he not 100% clear about what this country is about? This should be a red flag.
Our Constitution is what made our country great. It is what should guide EVERY candidate. It outlines clearly how our government is supposed to work, and what the duties and powers of the president are and are not.
Would Trump hire a construction company that was not knowlegeable about how to put a building together?
And the SC Justice appointments are another crucial issue to consider.
How many 5-4 SC decisions have there been? Scalia as a staunch conservative was the one vote difference.
If someone, who is not a strict Constitutional conservative, is appointed- those type of 5-4 SC decisions could go the other way. That would be devastating. Trump is not a conservative so at best, he would probably appoint a moderate.
For the first time, in a long time - we have the chance to elect someone POTUS (Cruz), who understands and will help us get back to the Constitutional principles that made us great.
I pray we don't throw it away on someone who has supported Pelosi, Harry Reid, Schumer, Rahm Emanuel, and has been buddies with Clintons. (What went on in Trump's head, that he ever thought any of these people, should be in charge of anything? They are RADICAL leftists. And he only recently-like last year-changed his mind? What took so long?)
Who knows what he (Trump) will do in office? He changes from week to week i.e. He doesn't like the EPA, but he wants the EPA to enforce higher Ethanol standards than what the ones Obama wants?
He's against Fed. government controlling lands in the West- but then he says he "doesn't know anything about it" in Nevada?
He's against government run Obamacare- But he wants to replace it with government run Trumpcare (government run healthcare IS the problem).
He's pro life but he thinks Planned Parenthood does some great things. (They are the biggest taxpayer funded abortion mill, baby butcher organ chop shop in the nation.)
Trump is supposed to be "the outsider". He's supposed to be revolution, but, he likes Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, and wants to "make deals" with them.
That doesn't seem like revolution to me. It seems like business as usual- which is how we got into this mess.
Ted Cruz has better ideas, (Luv his tax plan among others).
And (based on his past proven record) is the most likely candidate to do what he says he will do.
Ted Cruz IS who people think Donald Trump is.
Excuse me, but obviously you failed to comprehend what you read in my #53, so I'll post it for you again:
[...LET me inject here -that the way the moderators were constantly pushing for a continuing FAST pace, that Trump, with little/no time to give a lot of thought for a quick response - - -didn't think to quickly say....... "......as President, I'd be swearing to uphold the Constitution, period."
This is how I think it went down. However, you can see it the way you like.
Yes, Ted Cruz is the real outsider. He will take the power out of Washington DC, and return it to We the People. The others will keep power centralized inside the Beltway, reaching across the aisle to make their deals at the expense of the American people.
GASP!
freeper pollywog will NOT vote for Donald Trump!!!
I think we figured that out after the first 257 times you posted it, pollywog... :)
The cruzer luzer ain't worth it, stocksthatgoup.
Just like 0 for 50 Teddy, he's all gas.
Well, at least Calgary Cruz got a couple of delegates in Nevada, yesterday... LOL! :)
Thanks for the ping, Mr Apple! :)
You’re very welcome my fellow FReeper.
Here's the url to a Sep 2015 article about him and Carson coming out against it and Muslims:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/20/ben-carson-donald-trump-take-stand-sharia-americans-brace-migrant-influx/
Anyway - I have been flinging so much stuff recently that I have got some on a few that don't deservi it - my apologiies
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