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Faith 
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Message 331 of 993 (798938)
02-06-2017 4:57 PM
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02-06-2017 4:43 PM


The Constitution does not apply to noncitizens.
The US can "discriminate" against any noncitizens it wants for whatever reason, including religions. It is in/sane to think otherwise. We have no obligation to let anyone into the country we don't want to let in.
Islam properly speaking is a political ideology more than a religion anyway, an ideology that is dangerous to any nonMuslim nation on the planet, as well as some Muslim nations.
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Theodoric
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Message 332 of 993 (798939)
02-06-2017 5:02 PM
Reply to: Message 331 by Faith
02-06-2017 4:57 PM


Yes it does. The Constitution and the US courts prove you wrong. Where are you getting your info from?

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Faith 
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Message 333 of 993 (798940)
02-06-2017 5:05 PM
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02-06-2017 2:42 PM


Freedom of religion was always understood not to include a religion that endorsed any kind of criminal behavior according to the laws on criminality. Religions that practice human sacrifice are therefore excluded, as is a religion that practices violent jihad against "infidels". Unfortunately such a commonsense rule is rejected by the prevailing craziness these days.
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Theodoric
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Message 334 of 993 (798941)
02-06-2017 5:06 PM
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02-06-2017 4:57 PM


In actuality the Constitution does not apply to citizens or non citizens. It applies to the government.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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Faith 
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Message 335 of 993 (798942)
02-06-2017 5:06 PM
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02-06-2017 5:02 PM


That's a lie. Revisionist claptrap. A Constitution is written for the governing of a nation.
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bluegenes
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Message 336 of 993 (798943)
02-06-2017 5:08 PM
Reply to: Message 328 by PaulK
02-06-2017 4:08 PM


PaulK writes:
By NOT doing things like having Quakers whipped out of town or banning Catholics from holding political office. if you can't tell the difference between those and banning human sacrifice you have a problem.
What about banning someone who believes in banning Catholics on religious grounds?
PaulK writes:
The key phrase is Freedom of Belief.
But, as I pointed out, a religious believer in the divine right of King George to rule would be banned from office, and Marxists would be turned away by immigration officials.

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Modulous
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Message 337 of 993 (798945)
02-06-2017 5:09 PM
Reply to: Message 306 by Faith
02-06-2017 8:23 AM


There is no doubt whatever that Trump's ban is constitutional. The court's banning it is way out of line.
Sounds contradictory. Surely the court has some doubts, which is why they issued a TRO.
Any such action these days that comes against Trump is not justifiable
Trump has been elevated preemptively as being beyond reproach? No executive order can be questioned? If he ordered the execution of all Christians you would not question his constitutional power to do this?
it is very clear that the President has the right to keep aliens temporarily out of the country if he considers them to be a potential danger to the security of the nation.
Yes he does, unless, for example, he were to say something to the effect 'Christians are a danger to the security of the nation so all Christian aliens are banned'. Additionally, certain aliens (eg., those that have been given visas already - especially those that have lived in the US on those visas) have a right to due process.
Rushing things is how Trump hopes to keep up the momentum of fulfilling his campaign promises.
Rushing is neither necessary nor wise for a President.
quote:
But for the moment, Mr. Bannon remains the president’s dominant adviser, despite Mr. Trump’s anger that he was not fully briefed on details of the executive order he signed giving his chief strategist a seat on the National Security Council, a greater source of frustration to the president than the fallout from the travel ban.
NY Times
The Constitution does not apply to noncitizens.
Wrong.
quote:
nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
That's right in the Constitution. Non-citizens within US jurisdiction are equally protected as citizens.
The US can "discriminate" against any noncitizens it wants for whatever reason, including religions.
Wrong wrong wrong.
We have no obligation to let anyone into the country we don't want to let in.
Right. However, just like 'Right of admission reserved' in a club means you can refuse admission - you still can't refuse someone because they are black or a Christian without breaking the law.
And the President is only the representative of one branch of government. Th representatives of 'We the people' includes a legislature and a judiciary. So their opinion also comes into play too.
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Faith 
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Message 338 of 993 (798946)
02-06-2017 5:12 PM
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02-06-2017 5:09 PM


No executive order can be questioned?
I DID NOT SAY THAT. I SAID THIS BAN IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRUMP IS RIGHT ABOUT IT.
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Faith 
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Message 339 of 993 (798947)
02-06-2017 5:14 PM
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02-06-2017 5:09 PM


The Constitution does not apply to noncitizens.
Wrong.
AN IN/SANE AND DANGEROUS REVISIONIST POSITION
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PaulK
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Message 340 of 993 (798948)
02-06-2017 5:16 PM
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02-06-2017 5:08 PM


quote:
What about banning someone who believes in banning Catholics on religious grounds?
They can't be pre-emptively banned from office but they should be in a world of trouble if they tried to put that belief into practice.
This isn't hard to understand.
quote:
But, as I pointed out, a religious believer in the divine right of King George to rule would be banned from office, and Marxists would be turned away by immigration officials
You will have to provide evidence for the first. I am not even convinced of the second although I doubt that Marxists would be a protected class.

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bluegenes
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Message 341 of 993 (798949)
02-06-2017 5:17 PM
Reply to: Message 333 by Faith
02-06-2017 5:05 PM


Faith writes:
Freedom of religion was always understood not to include a religion that endorsed any kind of criminal behavior according to the laws on criminality. Religions that practice human sacrifice are therefore excluded, as is a religion that practices violent jihad against "infidels". Unfortunately such a commonsense rule is rejected by the prevailing craziness these days.
The religion of Moses would certainly be excluded, then, wouldn't it?

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Modulous
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Message 342 of 993 (798950)
02-06-2017 5:17 PM
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02-06-2017 2:42 PM


But you don't have freedom of religion.
You do have equal protection under the law regardless of your religion.
You cannot stone people to death for working on the Sabbath.
There are other rights in the Constitution. They are weighed differently. The right to life outweighs one's right to practice one's religion freely, and thus freedom of religion loses. This is well established.
Those who are arguing against Trump on freedom of religion grounds might end up defending people who believe that their god would want them to fly aeroplanes full of people into skyscrapers full of people.
Denying someone due process because of their religion runs into the freedom of religion. I happily defend the rights of people who want to fly aeroplanes into buildings. However, if they attempt to do it, the right to life trump's their right to practice their religion and they should be prevented. However, they should still be given due process and equal protections. We should still give them a right to remain silent, a right to an attorney, the right to a jury etc etc etc.
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Faith 
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Message 343 of 993 (798951)
02-06-2017 5:18 PM


THIS STUP/IDITY ALONE IS GOING TO DESTROY \AMERICA IF IT IS ACCEPTED.

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Modulous
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Message 344 of 993 (798953)
02-06-2017 5:20 PM
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02-06-2017 5:12 PM


Any such action these days that comes against Trump is not justifiable
No executive order can be questioned?
I DID NOT SAY THAT. I SAID THIS BAN IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND TRUMP IS RIGHT ABOUT IT.
You said any such action is not justifiable. That's what I was referring to. I think you were saying something without considering what it implied: It gives the President carte blanche. I know you probably don't believe that, but that is the consequence of what you said.

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PaulK
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Message 345 of 993 (798954)
02-06-2017 5:21 PM
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02-06-2017 5:18 PM


The "stupidity" of the Founding Fathers hasn't managed to destroy America yet.
Maybe you should give them a bit more credit.

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