Donald J. Trump Should Remove Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration
This is the infamous policy paper from Trumps web site. So many, many things wrong here. First Federal code forbids any such action on the basis of religion. Period. He attempts to justify this policy with a poll.
Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 permits the Attorney General to intervene in any action in federal court, involving any subject matter, “seeking relief from the denial of equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution on account of race, color, religion, sex or national origin,” if such intervention is timely made and the Attorney General certifies that the case is of “general public importance.”
A poll “Trumps” federal law? I don’t think so. Next about that poll. The takeaway is highly subjective. Propagandized in this case. “Context” has been blamed for thinking much worse of Donald Trump than we would otherwise. Well when we apply real context to the poll that allegedly uncovers ths senseless anger against us, it falls apart.
How about this poll?
A quote from the pew forum
Muslims around the world strongly reject violence in the name of Islam. Asked specifically about suicide bombing, clear majorities in most countries say such acts are rarely or never justified as a means of defending Islam from its enemies.
In most countries where the question was asked, roughly three-quarters or more Muslims reject suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilians. And in most countries, the prevailing view is that such acts are never justified as a means of defending Islam from its enemies.
Let’s not forget the implications for Muslim Americans that travel. maybe go see family. Clarifications from the campaign on this were conflicted and muddied at best.
The president elect has an opprtunity to literally put the worst rhetoric from the rough campaign behind us all not just him. Accept what the law allows and then set his best appointees and house allies onto how to strongly, fairly, legally keep those who would visit to kill and be killed out of our contry.
Let immigration due process have it’s day. It’s simply how we do things here.
December 07, 2015 - Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration
(New York, NY) December 7th, 2015, — Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on. According to Pew Research, among others, there is great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population. Most recently, a poll from the Center for Security Policy released data showing “25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad” and 51% of those polled, “agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah.” Shariah authorizes such atrocities as murder against non-believers who won’t convert, beheadings and more unthinkable acts that pose great harm to Americans, especially women.
Mr. Trump stated, “Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine. Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life. If I win the election for President, we are going to Make America Great Again.” - Donald J. Trump
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