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joeyd999

Joined Jun 6, 2011
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Re: Donald Trump

Unfortunately, I understand his appeal.

The Democrat party has gone full-blown wacko. The fact that a self-described socialist can actually attain more than a few percent of the popular vote gives an indication of the direction of politics here.

The Republican party has let us conservatives down repeatedly since John McCain was nominated for the Republican ticket in 2008.

Being a constitutionalist, I am a Ted Cruz fan. If Trump is nominated, I will vote for him over Hillary. At least he is willing to raise issues that are verboten in today's PC atmosphere.
 

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ronv

Joined Nov 12, 2008
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If you look at the super pacs and the cash on hand it looks like Rubio, Cruz, Carson, and Bush may be able to make the long haul. Trump may have to let the moths out of his wallet.
Brokered convention? If so I bet on Rubio.
 

joeyd999

Joined Jun 6, 2011
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Trump may have to let the moths out of his wallet.
Moths? There is nothing but cash in his wallet. A never ending supply, at least with respect to a presidential campaign.

Bush, and his superpacs, have been burning through cash with no, as in zero, results. Bush is done. Stick a fork in him.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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Carter banned and expelled Iranians from this country after the Embassy takeover so there is a clear precedent and Presidential authority to totally exclude foreign countries or groups from this country if there is a clear and present danger. How wise that would be is questionable but it is legal.

The ISIS/Daesh game plan is to simply start Armageddon. It's a death cult plain and simple. All actions it will take in this country and elsewhere are designed to enrage the world for the final battle where only a few of its true believers will survive after the messiah comes down from heaven.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/16/opinion/bergen-isis-enemies/
 

joeyd999

Joined Jun 6, 2011
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...there is a clear precedent and Presidential authority to totally exclude foreign countries or groups from this country if there is a clear and present danger.
No! There is clear precedent to exclude anyone from this country, for any reason whatsoever. No one has a right to immigrate to the US, and the US has the absolute right to allow, or deny, immigration to anyone for any reason.

Otherwise, what is the purpose of borders, or the concept of nationality?
 

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ronv

Joined Nov 12, 2008
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Carter banned and expelled Iranians from this country after the Embassy takeover so there is a clear precedent and Presidential authority to totally exclude foreign countries or groups from this country if there is a clear and present danger. How wise that would be is questionable but it is legal.

The ISIS/Daesh game plan is to simply start Armageddon. It's a death cult plain and simple. All actions it will take in this country and elsewhere are designed to enrage the world for the final battle where only a few of its true believers will survive after the messiah comes down from heaven.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/16/opinion/bergen-isis-enemies/
Countries - yes. A religious test - I think is not legal.
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
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Countries - yes. A religious test - I think is not legal.
Actually it's required by law with regard to immigration of refugees. You cannot be accepted as refugee with passing a religious test. And anyway it's perfectly legal to exclude anyone for any reason and it can be done by presidential decree - no need to bother with congress. Our constitution protects us citizens but does not extend any rights to non-citizens.

If Trump stumbled at all, and I'm not sure he did, it was in not just calling for a moratorium on ALL immigration. We've done that before for long periods. I think he would have gotten wide support for that without all the drama. But I suspect the drama was well-calculated. Trump doesn't have to spend on a campaign - he's getting coverage for free.

I also think he's paving a smoother path for whoever comes from behind, such as Cruz.
 
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