Red
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who cares, 12 countries ban Israeli citizens, jews or people who have visited Israel.
so yeah trump could certainly lengthen the list.
it is refreshing to see a politician keep his promises!
Who cares? Hmm. Good question. Well, it's not your country, so easy for you to say I guess.
But, I live here, and the First Amendment means something to me.
"Furthermore, Trump’s order unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of religion. Under the 1st Amendment, the government may not favor one religion over others. Although Trump’s executive order does not expressly exclude Muslims, that is obviously its purpose and its effect as it bars entry to individuals from predominantly Muslim countries. It also instructs Homeland Security, after the 120-day period, to prioritize refugee claims “made by individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual’s country of nationality.” (Emphasis mine.)
What does that mean? Trump told Christian Broadcast News that he intended to give priority to Christians. The Constitution does not allow such religious discrimination or permit the government to assume that a person is more likely to be dangerous because of his or her religion, national origin or race."
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-chemerinsky-trump-refugee-order-20170129-story.html
I live in Rhode Island. The other New England colonies called us "Rogue Island" because our founder, Roger Williams, established freedom of religion in this colony, pretty heretical to his Puritan and Pilgrim neighbors.