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Jarod

Jarod

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof


Yet... 66% of Republicans voting in last nights primary believe that Congress shall make a law prohibiting Muslims from entering the country.

Any you guys go around screaming about how you want to elect a president that will follow the CONSTITUTION?

Seriously? This is what is wrong with the Republican party. If they can get rid of these xenophobic, terrified ninnies, they would be a respectable group capable of helping to run our nation. As long as they have this cancer they remain second class Americans incapable of grasping American values and founding ideals. I respect the Republican argument on economics, the Republican argument on how to deal with special interests, with how to create an atmosphere that will help businesses prosper, about small government... but when they use this argument to hide a true desire to exclude people they are afraid of, in a way that is totally unconstitutional, I lose complete respect for them....

66% WOW!
 
I'm not sure if it's "establishment" idea per se'. Things can get screwy when National Security is invoked.
It was said about Syrian refugees ( which are now getting a more thorough screening) - I wonder if Trump keeps percolating this idea?

It's a stupid unworkable idea. I doubt you'll hear it come up again -Trump is moderating his language ( at least somewhat)
now that he has a stake in winning..at least he's tossing out less red meat.
 
this is some of the crap you statists can expect to deal with when you allow governments to license and deny basic and fundamental rights. enjoy your tyranny.
 
anatta said:
I'm not sure if it's "establishment" idea per se'. Things can get screwy when National Security is invoked.
It was said about Syrian refugees ( which are now getting a more thorough screening) - I wonder if Trump keeps percolating this idea?

It's a stupid unworkable idea. I doubt you'll hear it come up again -Trump is moderating his language ( at least somewhat)
now that he has a stake in winning..at least he's tossing out less red meat.
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Yes, but how do you feel about 66% of the Republican voters disregarding this essential, key component of the Constitution?
 
Jarod said:
Yes, but how do you feel about 66% of the Republican voters disregarding this essential, key component of the Constitution?
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I don't look to voters to formulate opinions based on Constitutionality.
I do think there is a mean streak there - much of it fueled by ignorance of Islam
 
anatta said:
I don't look to voters to formulate opinions based on Constitutionality.
I do think there is a mean streak there - much of it fueled by ignorance of Islam
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So voters should be unconcerned about parts of the Constitution that reflect basic principals of the foundation of our nation?

You are okay with that? I think it should be called out, especially when those are the same voters who scream that Obama is violating the Constitution.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
do you believe that congress can prohibit possession of machine guns?
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Yes, because of the qualifying phrase in the second amendment and because a machine gun is not an "Arm" as contemplated in the writing of the second.


Going to my post about the unconstitutional nature of Trumps plan regarding Islam...
Islam is a religion as contemplated in the First Amendment.. and the First Amendment has no qualifying phrase.
 
Jarod said:
Yup, nothing allowing discrimination based on religion. Visas can be denied for many reasons, just not based on membership in a religion.
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Islamic Terrorism, not religion in and of itself. There are plenty of constitutional experts that agree a temporary suspension is constitutional. There is significant and reasonable grounds. It is not a permanent suspension, but a temporary one.

We can disagree here- but I'm confident you'd lose any legal argument were a temporary suspension to actually take place.
 
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