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     Fb1 |
I think his Supreme Court pick is a decent one... he could do far worse Gorsuch is a solid selection, for all the right reasons. And when Justice Kennedy retires later this year (an educated hunch), P45 gets to nominate another Supreme; this one will be solider yet (i.e., this one will be more Scalia-like than Gorsuch). And when yet another justice retires (the soon-to-be 84-year-old SCJ who, in recent group pix of the Supremes, reminds you of "Weekend at Bernie's"), that'll make a third justice P45 gets to nominate. And it's not inconceivable that P45 will get to nominate a fourth justice before his eight years are over (this one's not a hunch, more like wishful thinking). I doubt we have to go nuclear to get Gorsuch in, although we likely will w/Edwards' replacement. And when the POS (Party of Slavery) is further routed from power in the '18 mid-terms (fingers crossed), P45 should end up with a super-majority in Congress, thus eliminating any further need to go nuclear. All of the above represents a major reason the bad guys are trying so desperately to remove P45 from office. Like, right NOW. (Message edited by fb1 on February 04, 2017) | ||
| Aesquire |
Mainstream Muslims may be persecuted for political, rather than religious reasons Islam IS a political thing. But your statement begs the question. Who ARE mainstream Muslims? Not a trick question, really. If you go by the vast majority, "mainstream Muslims" are peaceable, nice folk to have around. They are also in a constant state of fear. Because they, the most of them, are NOT obedient to the Word of the Prophet. The political monster that is Islam is built to be unchanging. To be frozen in time. It's a system built for warlords, a barracks faith to inspire young men to die for their leaders. You may argue that it's the evil men that exploit this artificial construct that are the problem. I agree, but the construct itself is the machine that enables that evil, by design. So as long as the Obedient win, the sane people live in fear. When Obama did the exact thing Trump did, with refugees from Iraq, there was no outcry from the Media. So Obviously the difference is Trump, and their willingness to lie to you. Just vet against terrorists whether or not they have religion, are the mainstream or the minority religion or have no religion. Wow. Now that's exactly what you are complaining about. You want to pick on which group of religious people? Besides, it's ignorant & naive to think that asking someone what their faith is can give you a guideline. Taqiya. It's the law that they can, and must, deny being Muslim is that helps them win. Seriously. Look it up. It's in the manual. It's the WORD of the Prophet. I could give you the actual history of that evil choice, if you like. There are 2 main religions that make lying a blessing and a way to get into heaven. ( well, to be blessed in life for the one that denies an afterlife ) Islam, and the Leftist/Marxist faiths. Both are totalitarian systems based on replacing all other faiths with themselves. After all, Karl the Lucifer Fan stole much from Islam, and early Christianity... in fact his whole gig was stolen and reformatted to fit then then modern times. Is it mean to not allow enemy combatants to come here on our dime? I mean, I dislike the guy, too, but pick on real, honest faults, not a suspension of travel from war zones like has happened for 200 years. You want to get mad? How about the Obama produced refugee crisis? Undeclared wars? Bombing Russian Allies? Abandoning people we have treaties with? You got eight years of war crimes under Obama, with no Congressional approval. And eight days of same old same old, admittedly with horrible rudeness. ( in response, to be fair, to horrible dishonest rudeness ) | ||
| Fb1 |
 Source: https://twitter.com/briangoldman/status/8280275572 53623809/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw | ||
| H0gwash |
it's ignorant & naive to think that asking someone what their faith is can give you a guideline I absolutely agree. You cannot prove that I am not a Christian in the same way we cannot prove that God does or does not exist. This does make me wonder how you objectively place priority on religious minorities. | ||
| Fb1 |
Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182 ^ Just posting-up this stuff for general information/education for anyone inclined to study further. | ||
| Fb1 |
 Source: https://twitter.com/nia4_trump/status/827770426763 927552/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw | ||
| Aesquire |
Oh, sure some terrorist can claim to be a persecuted minority to gain entry. They do it all the time. My support for the existing, and traditional for centuries succor of the religiously persecuted is not new. It's been a long term moral choice. These people get killed. Pogroms. Holocaust. Holodormor. Rwanda. I have been disgusted when we break from that moral good. ( taking in refugees ) happened in WW2 era when FDR denied entry to shipboard of Jews. Obama and Christians in Iraq. You might know others. Makes the blood boil. Donald put that part to status quo normal. Thinking he's mean because of the religious aspects you were misinformed about is silly. Seriously. You just bought some hype. But by all means let us keep an eye on Donald. That's our job. I'm not alone in pointing out that power the guy you like gets, the next guy you hate is going to have. Each time the fans of the prez were pleased & his enemies furious. Partisan fools. Bill, George, Barry, all got more power as we went into multiple crises. Best not to let the trend continue, don't you think? Let's keep an eye on that. | ||
| Aesquire |
HOgwash, just to be clear. I think your logic is sound but input is off so your aim is off center. I could be wrong. Could be me.  | ||
| Sifo |
Yep, Trump is a big mean meany. Obviously all of his policies will be mean too. It has to be. No demonstration of meanness is necessary to show this meanness. This does make me wonder how you objectively place priority on religious minorities. That's part of the vetting process. There are records of church membership and witnesses who knows who goes to what churches. Failing all of that, it's pretty apparent to someone who knows a particular faith to find out if someone else is making a false claim to be a follower of that faith. None of it is a perfect process. If someone is claiming Christian faith, but is known to worship regularly at a Muslim mosque, and he knows little of the gospel of Jesus, then he is likely lying about his faith. Of course, all of that sort of vetting doesn't happen all on by itself. You need some time to get the proper contacts in various areas, and people with the proper interviewing skills in place. Hence the temporary restrictions. It's a shame that BO didn't get the resources set up as he was creating this crisis, but here we are. I hope you understand that making it a priority to vet victims of religious persecution doesn't mean that victims of political or other persecution are going to be refused. Of course, to the Islamic faithful, religion and politics are one and the same. Sure, there are various sects of the Muslim religion. They kill each other on a regular basis. They might be more likely to be able to fake their way past an interviewer. The will be unable to cover their past of where they worship though. It's all part of an intensive vetting process. The Israelis are very good at vetting people in these ways to get on airplanes. They are trained to recognize the tells of a person who is being deceitful. Similar training for the people vetting refugees from terrorist prone countries will likely have similar positive results. It's not mean to go to these lengths to properly vet real refugees. It's just providing security while also being a humanitarian. | ||
| H0gwash |
Big blue meanie in a yellow submarine: that would be a colorful graphic. IF that is the actual way they vet minority religions I'm fine with that. Take your time! No hurry! Aesquire- I was born in 1971, so we are from different generations. I appreciate the input. I am here to peek over the wall of the West Coast political ghetto. It is political perspective tourism so I appreciate the alternate takes. | ||
| Fb1 |
Source: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/02/04/th ree-sketchy-house-intel-staffers-fired-during-prob e-of-security-breach/ Source: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house- intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-securit y-probe/ | ||
| Fb1 |
Source, more: http://freebeacon.com/politics/democrats-voted-nei l-gorsuch-circuit-court-judge/ | ||
| Fb1 |
Platinum-plated irony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXwnlsNFXIY | ||
| Fb1 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhSWJGGhywY | ||
| Fb1 |
From Professor Jacobson (a legal scholar) at Legal Insurrection:
Source, more: http://legalinsurrection.com/2017/02/9th-circuit-d enies-trump-immediate-administrative-stay-pending- further-briefing/#more-201569 | ||
| Sifo |
The 9th District Court. Also known as the most overturned court in the country.
This is the astounding part to me. Virtually no explanation of what they did, yet extended their verdict to the entire country, which in itself is quite unusual. I guess anything you can do to obstruct, even if only for a very short time. | ||
| Sifo |
Berkeley Antifa Attacker Unmasked As UC Employee? CNN and Young Turks Lookin’ So Dumb I really have to wonder about the claims that the rioters are not from the area. First, with them covering their faces, how can you really know? It's funny how they claimed how violent the Tea Party was. What a joke! I went to a couple of Tea Party events, largely out of curiosity. I will say that they were very careful about self policing the actions of those in attendance. The first sign of bad behavior, and they were on top of it, and asking that person to leave. I see very little, if any of that going on in these riots. Why do the "non-violent" ones not distance themselves from the violence? If not distance themselves, whey do they not take action to stop the violence? This pattern is simply repeated far too often to not believe that the violence is acceptable at these events, if not a planned part of it. I have no doubt that if the Tea Party had this sort of stuff happening, they would have worked with the police and/or had private security to help control things. The liberal events actually have crowds of people cheering people being knocked out and beaten on the ground. I'm more and more convinced that having failed at the ballot box, many of the left are thinking that they can somehow win by force. The left is actually using the word "coup" to describe what is going on. They are using every trick they have in an attempt to obstruct the legal transfer of power. What is going on if not a coup attempt? | ||
| H0gwash |
That would certainly explain how word got out among the non participating student body about when and where the riot would probably start. I recall the morning after one riot police found a kid passed out in a car... with a 40 LED TV in it. He was arrested and turned out he was on the Oakland High football team roster in the next city over. | ||
| Sifo |
On Friday, a Boston federal judge issued a 21 page decision debunking the arguments against Trump’s Executive Order suspending migration from certain countries pending further review. Later that same day, a Seattle federal judge who has been making the news lately (and not usually for the most flattering of reasons), declared his oral intention to sign an order limiting some aspects of the executive order. In the courtroom, whose position is likely to ultimately win? Just a quick review of the two written orders can tell you which one is likely to win. The Boston judge cited a wide range of precedents for his decision in his detailed written order. The Seattle judge issued a short order devoid of almost any reference to any precedent, which is the “evidence” for lawyers on the law. Add in comments made by the Seattle judge verbally, and if any aspect of that is correct, the Seattle judge’s opinion will lose, and Trump’s position will win. Rest of story... On Trial: Why Trump’s Immigration Ban Will Win Over Seattle Judge’s Nationwide Order | ||
| Sifo |
EXCLUSIVE — MMA Fighter Jake Shields on How He Saved a Man in Berkeley From Antifa Rioters Scary story. The thing that really bothers me is the claim that police actually refused to help someone who was being beaten by the rioters. Were they told to stand down? If there's truth in this story, I think it runs much, much deeper. | ||
| Fb1 |
They are using every trick they have in an attempt to obstruct the legal transfer of power. Yes, except the legal transfer of power has already taken place. They are trying to undo the legal transfer of power. | ||
| Njloco |
It's only a matter of time when the guys in the masks bring their sticks to a gun fight ! | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02/05/refuse-fa scism-group-behind-berkeley-riot-funded-george-sor os/ Njloco..... I dread the first time the leftist mob violence agitators run into an honest citizen who in reasonable fear for his life shoots them. The outcry will demand disarming the peasants, now & by force. Never mind that no person should accept that being beaten to death is the price you pay for not running with the mob. And no matter how you or I feel about the right to keep alive in the face of murderous fascist brown shirts. My old fashioned. .... nay, pre-medieval viewpoint that a mob attacking people as a terrorist political act should end like season one of Spartacus, blood & sand, is certainly not shared by the press. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/errors-from-the- press-are-piling-up-in-the-opening-weeks-of-the-tr ump-administration/ Gee, someone noticed & documented that the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party has been getting it's stories wrong. Who'd have thought? | ||
| Court |
President Trump, at this very moment, is having lunch with Enlisted service personnel. Amazing. It's high time these folks were treated with the respect they deserve. Good for President Trump. | ||
| Njloco |
You can't make this up, CNN says, " Trump thinks poor approval numbers are fake news ", really ! | ||
| Fb1 |
It's high time these folks were treated with the respect they deserve. That's an accurate statement.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gMF_ldQYsY ^ Source x three: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/02/06/pr esident-trump-speaks-to-centcom-macdill-airforce-b ase/ | ||
| Fb1 |
Source, more: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/02/06/on e-echo-frances-marine-le-pen-launches-presidential -campaign/ | ||
| Alfau |
Trumps General Mad-dog is a old worn out has-been that never was anything but a warmonger. Constantly selling your obsolete weapons to make way for a new batch. Wise to lock yourselves away and hide behind your borders and let the rest of the world settle your stupid foreign affairs blundering. France, England, Germany, all Europe is suffering the invasion you seeded. Your hermaphroditic military forces couldn't beat time with a stick. They are too busy getting their rocks off to actually defeat even the most pathetic sandal wearing peasants. As we have all witnessed. Now he wants a war with Iran, China, North Korea and God knows who else. Dig a hole, quick. | ||
| Hootowl |
Alf. US Generals do not sell weapons. They use them. Weapons are sold by the civilians who manufacture them. Get a clue...and take your meds. |
