Posted on 12/07/2015 1:43:31 PM PST by RoosterRedux
No details. Just heard this flipping through news channels
That’s rather anathema to our origins. This country began with immigrating groups who weren’t liked by anyone on either side of the pond.
Careful how you word/work it. “Followers of religion X can’t come here” is functionally equivalent to “arms of type X can’t be imported”, and both infringe on enumerated rights. Beware falling into the seduction of infringing a right by “oh we don’t prohibit X, we’re just hampering your ability to get to it.”
I’ll take the unpopular position of saying: no requirement to state religion on immigration forms. Like RKBA, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” means what it says. Too much of this is sounding like recycled anti-gun rhetoric, just replacing “arms” with “religion”.
We _do_ need to work out other ways of identifying the problem. The correct solutions will stand without sweeping rhetoric (akin to “ban assault weapons!”). If you don’t give a valid address, or are known associated with declared-enemy groups, etc then that should be enough to reject entry. Alas I haven’t yet sufficiently thought of what they are, which will make me a target on FR.
It appears that the Trump website has crashed due to this.
His poll numbers will soar after this.
And for good reason. Americans have had enough of this politically correct crap!
“We’re experiencing an unusually high volume of traffic at the moment. We’re Honored That so Many People Want to Show Their Support to Help #MakeAmericaGreatAgain!”
Wow.
You’re right!
We’ve been letting these people in like they were NAZIs just prior to WWII. Except they are NAZIs POST-WWII.
Actually, many rights enumerated in the Constitution pertain to “persons”, not “citizens”. That’s why it’s so important to keep them out.
Trump knows what he’s doing...announce an outrageous and controversial (and perhaps illegal) stance...knowing it is popular. Then soften it with restrictions and details later, all while refusing to back down or apologize. Result: you have now moved the Overton Window in your preferred direction.
Funny. I called for this exact same thing on a Trump-supporting FB page just this morning.
Great minds think alike.
Weren’t all of those specific instruction for specific people at a specific time? IOWs those are written accounts of historical events not generalized instructions for all people at all times.
Well then, so be it. Just another hurdle to negotiate and he will get something in return.
Make America Safe, AGAIN!!!!
Trump will gain 4 or 5 points in the polls.
Unless you re-classify Islam as a cult or extremist political viewpoint.
Strike while the iron is hot, don’t let a crisis go to waste, etc..he’s taking the RAT playbook & shoving it in their face. About time someone plays hardball with the loony left.
Post fumigation...
Three rounds of it...
Clear-thinking leaders should seriously consider - and then act on it - shutting down immigration completely until we straighten out the current immigration system mess. However long it takes.
What a BEAUTIFUL picture ! :-)
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