Trump wiping his butt with the constitution...Republican party is gone.

[Troubadawg]

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[Mackinac]

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Good riddance then, IMO, to Pubs. I haven't voted dem since Jimmy Carter and only then because I was too young to know better and went with state pride.
But Pubs of last 20 years are absolutely pathetic as they've stood by and let the pillaging of our country happen.
Not agreeing with everything Trump says, but at least he's got a set and looks like he'll stand up for something.
By the way, has anybody heard a thing from David Perdue? Did he run and then dissapear?

 

[Troubadawg]

hard at work...I guess if he isnt shooting a flamethrower on Fox every night, you think he's not doing a good job?

 

[Mackinac]

No, it's just a question (on Perdue). I literally haven't heard a thing since he was elected. Don't read AJC or listen to local news if I can avoid. But listen to Morning Joe, CNN, Fox, etc. almost every day. And read WSJ fairly often as well. Nothing on him that I recall. Wish it was different and maybe it's just me.

 

[CobbDawg51]

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LOL, Republicans are gone but it sure as hell has nothing to do with Trump. The so-called Republicans won the Senate in 2014 and Obama has been on steroids in 2015. Republicans have done absolutely nothing about anything.

 

[d-dawg]

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If that is true then he is late to the party. Obama has been doing it for 7 years.

 

[Lewis & Herschel]

Going to take extreme measure on the part of the next president to clean this mess up...

 

[AmicalolaDawg]

I am just trying to figure out how Trump is being unconstitutional? The constitution is written for US citizens and does not apply to foreigners, right? The biggest job our government has constitutionally is to defend the country and if a certain group of people are a threat to the country, it is the governments job to protect it. I welcome an education if I am wrong.

 

[dr__dawg]

I am just trying to figure out how Trump is being unconstitutional? The constitution is written for US citizens and does not apply to foreigners, right? The biggest job our government has constitutionally is to defend the country and if a certain group of people are a threat to the country, it is the governments job to protect it. I welcome an education if I am wrong.

I am by no means a Trump supporter but I, too, wonder how he is being unconstitutional? Some progressives are saying Trump's call for a moratorium (not a permanent ban) on Muslim immigrants is unconstitutional, but it appears both lawful and with numerous precedents in our history. The most recent example was President Carter's ban of Iranians during the hostage crisis. Here is a copy of his Executive Order which cites the legal authority of the president to take such actions.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, 8 USC 1185 and 3 USC 301, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1-101. Delegation of Authority. The Secretary of State and the Attorney General are hereby designated and empowered to exercise in respect of Iranians holding nonimmigrant visas, the authority conferred upon the President by section 215(a) (1) of the Act of June 27, 1952 (8 USC 1185), to prescribe limitations and exceptions on the rules and regulations governing the entry of aliens into the United States.

SEC. 1—102. Effective Date. This order is effective immediately.

JIMMY CARTER

 

[PotimusWillie]

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Really. The politicians we have elected have more than wiped their butts with the constitution. At least he is willing to try and protect our republic.

Do you even realize that what he is professing is something we have done in the past?

 

[AmicalolaDawg]

I certainly do not profess to be a Constitutional scholar, but what Trump is advocating pales in comparison to not enforcing the immigration laws already on the books (oath of office), using executive orders to bypass Congress in making laws and to ratify treaties by 2/3 vote. These are just a couple things I can think of that this president has wiped his butt with the Constitution. The apologists (hypocrites) for this administration will go to no ends to protect their agenda including using the Constitution, only when they think it is convenient, in spite of their ignorance to what it actually says.

 

[tngamecock#]

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So what was FDR and Jimmy Carter doing with it? Carter started deporting Iranians and none were allowed to enter the country. One of the few smart moves he made. FDR, well, you know that story. We are not required by the constitution to allow anyone who tries to get in this country to get in. Nothing wrong with figuring out a better way to vett people. They aren't US citizens, so we are not required to risk our lives to make them happy.

I have a way to speed all of this up........since the number one reason (you can google it to fact check me) that people seek asylum in the U.S. is "religious persecution," then let's speed up the questions about "what religion are you, where you from, and how were you being persecuted." I'll bet a true Muslim would have a hard time pretending to be........ummm.......oh say...........a Christian.