Posted on 12/08/2015 6:05:04 PM PST by Kaslin
Donald Trump just trumped all the Republican candidates for President.
The day after the mom jeans wearing squat to pee President came out to assure us that tolerance, gun control, and climate change would save us from ISIS, Donald Trump demanded we bar any muslims from entering this country and bar any American citizen who is muslim from re-entering the United States.
Set aside the merits of what amounts to at least, in part, an unconstitutional position.
This is actually brilliant politics for the here and now. Immediately, every other Republican candidate except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% rushed out to attack Donald Trump. He’s unhinged, hateful, etc. And the responses all amounted to “we must let muslims enter our country,” which sounds a whole lot like “we must allow all Mexicans in our country,” which everyone knows is blatantly untrue on both counts.
We do not have to do it, but the other candidates, unable to nuance their spittle, went all in with “no religious tests” and “yes we must do this because it is who we are.”
So, to put it another way, the day after the President failed to reassure a scared public following the second worst terrorist attack since 9/11 on domestic soil, Donald Trump not only got himself to the right of all the other candidates, but also got every single one of them save for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% to align themselves with Barack Obama.
Hate Donald Trump all you want, be offended by his proposal all you want, but it is really brilliant politics for Trump right now in the Republican primary and the reactions from the other candidates prove it. All the people attacking Trump on his immigration proposals now attacking him on this have done themselves no favors within the primary process.
Have none of these people read Art of the Deal? This is an opening, bombastic salvo to set the terms of negotiations and the other candidates except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 100% just decided to negotiation in Barack Obama’s position. And it comes at a time some polls are suggesting Trump is starting to fade in places like Iowa.
Maybe they changed their mind?
The president absolutely has the authority to bar immigrants from anywhere he deems to be contrary to the interests of the US.
(f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President
Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182
Erickson is a tool. He is not very bright and has some strange agenda that causes him to make stupid comments like this. He must be paid by the word because he pads his comments with just plain horseshit.
Believe it or not, Donald Trump is the real deal, Erickson or not.
poor little erik
He said something yesterday at the rally that anyone who left the United States to fight for ISIS should not be able to come back, including citizens I imagine. Maybe people are confusing the two categories.
HOORAY Trump
(vote early, vote often /s)
I hope that he does make some clarifications on his statement. The muslims serving in our military are one example.
Wow I bet that poll made pmsnbc soil their shorts
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WOW ! And I thought I was the only one...
Cruz introduced a refugee infiltration prevention act.. So words vs deeds. Trump wants to force a sovereign nation.. Israel to give up more.
He doesn’t even understand the basic term sovereign.. Maybe he can call up his backscratchers pelosi, Reid and hitlery...
Keep talking, America loves an orator in chief.
You’ve received that e-mail; too; I see.
Where has THIS fact been hiding!?!?!?
I don't think he said, bar any muslim American from returning. I think he referred to American citizens fighting for ISIS and then wanting to return to USA
Its perfectly constitutional and with precedent.
STFU Erick you will never be back on Rush’s sub list you greasy little RINO weasel.
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