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Posted: Feb 2, 2017 - 6:40am

 kurtster wrote:

As one who expressed an interest, you made several posts after I put it up without even acknowledging it.  You could have at least said what you did above about having to digest it and responding later.

I realize that noenz is in a different time zone and I wrote quite a bit that does need to be digested (even though I don't think I said anything new, just put it all in one place) realizing that a proper response would take some time.  I get that.  If other people had not expressed an interest such as you, I most likely would have kept it private and just pm'd it to noenz.  I was thinking with the lack of any acknowledgement that once again my chain was being yanked and everyone would be having a good laugh at me for having done all of this work for the usual ridicule that comes in the form of being ignored.  Ha ! We got him to spin his wheels again, what a fool.  He never learns.  Had a great deal to do with me not wanting to do it in the first place.

I do appreciate Scott's honesty and his thoughts about how he would take it if I posted it, which relates to my reservations expressed above in the first place.
 

 
Shouldn't take it so hard.  I'm sure many read it, like myself.    I appreciate your opinion, whether i agree with it or not. But I'm not necessarily interested in your or anyone else's full and exact position on trump, rather a back and forth on this issue or that... 
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Posted: Feb 2, 2017 - 6:25am

Trump Executive Order Generator

 
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Posted: Feb 2, 2017 - 6:01am

 steeler wrote:

You need to be more patient. I have not yet had time to digest it. Not sure why you would put an expiration date on it.

i will say this, quickly: who is in this establishment that Trump will be getting rid of? I figure they are the opposite of those who claim to be outsiders. Who are they and how will Trump get rid of them?

 
As one who expressed an interest, you made several posts after I put it up without even acknowledging it.  You could have at least said what you did above about having to digest it and responding later.

I realize that noenz is in a different time zone and I wrote quite a bit that does need to be digested (even though I don't think I said anything new, just put it all in one place) realizing that a proper response would take some time.  I get that.  If other people had not expressed an interest such as you, I most likely would have kept it private and just pm'd it to noenz.  I was thinking with the lack of any acknowledgement that once again my chain was being yanked and everyone would be having a good laugh at me for having done all of this work for the usual ridicule that comes in the form of being ignored.  Ha ! We got him to spin his wheels again, what a fool.  He never learns.  Had a great deal to do with me not wanting to do it in the first place.

I do appreciate Scott's honesty and his thoughts about how he would take it if I posted it, which relates to my reservations expressed above in the first place.
 
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Posted: Feb 2, 2017 - 12:23am

 kurtster wrote:

.. summary..

 
 respect for doing that. 

I'll get back to you when I have time to write a decent reply.

 
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 11:24pm

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Here ya go.  This is just my opinion and nothing more.  Its only if wishes could be horses, then we would all be riding.  Don't make it into anything more than that.  I still have an open mind on everything.

Immigration

I, like Trump, insist on the distinction between legal and illegal immigrant.  To conflate the two means that there are no laws or rules that apply to the matter.  With or without papers is a legal distinction that means that laws and rules do apply somewhere, somehow.  And immigration laws are not racist or bigoted when applied evenly.

No one other than US citizens has a right to enter this country at will with their proof of citizenship.  Everyone else is granted privileges to enter on condition of rules and laws that are subject to change.

I share the same belief that a country without respected borders is not a country and what ever laws are in place, they could only be considered transient and malleable based upon expediency and convenience only.  It renders the US Constitution meaningless as only the country called the USA can defend it and its worth within its borders.  It applies no where else.

There are enough existing laws, so that if enforced we already have enough to straighten out the mess we are in.  The mess we are in stems from selective enforcement of the existing laws to further political ends deemed worthy in the name of Social Justice.  That is the case of ends justifying the means.  The Constitution is designed to prevent this from happening.

Since the 60’s I have used the term Anchor Babies once I became aware of the act.  I, like Trump, believe that the 14th Amendment is not being properly used as the right used to justify it in this case.  Congress has the right to decide the citizenship status of births on USA soil to non resident foreign citizens while here as provided in the Constitution.  Congress has never acted in its role on this nor has this interpretation ever been challenged in court.

There are four fronts on the immigration front.  Legal, illegal, border security and enforcement.  There is a system in place for all four, yet none of them are properly and evenly applied.

...

I am compassionate towards those here who embrace this country for what it is supposed to be(the meaning of which needs to be defined by a public conversation but until then shall mean embracing and compliance with existing laws) and that they be given a legal status of some kind short of citizenship (serving in our military would be a worthy exception) and be allowed to remain.  Those who come here wanting to change this country for whatever reasons as a reason for being here, well no way. 

I'll save the rest for later. Can I have a doggy bag?

 
I, like Trump, insist on the distinction between legal and illegal immigrant.  To conflate the two means that there are no laws or rules that apply to the matter.  With or without papers is a legal distinction that means that laws and rules do apply somewhere, somehow.  And immigration laws are not racist or bigoted when applied evenly.

The whole executive order was aimed at legal immigrants and refugees. It caused huge personal disruption for people who just happened to find themselves out of the country when the order came down. So your statement above would mean you disagree with the order or if you agree with the order you are not distinguishing between legal and illegal immigrants. Trump is not applying the law evenly. He made a new set of rules for a particular group of people who were following the law. In addition to the people stuck abroad there are others who are stuck in the US because they wouldn't be let back. No, if Trump accepted legal immigration he wouldn't change the rules on legal immigrants because they are part of some identifiable but legal demographic. That is discrimination.

There are enough existing laws, so that if enforced we already have enough to straighten out the mess we are in.

Yeah. The executive order was an attack on the existing laws.

I am compassionate towards those here who embrace this country for what it is supposed to be(the meaning of which needs to be defined by a public conversation but until then shall mean embracing and compliance with existing laws) and that they be given a legal status of some kind short of citizenship

So you want to keep people on the margins of society rather than allowing them to integrate in as citizens. That is not only cruel but self-defeating. You cannot have a successful country where some of the populace are disenfranchised forever. The US tried that with the blacks and with women. Bad idea. I do not see compassion in your statement.


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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 10:17pm

Use This Generator to Make Trump Sign Any Executive Order You Want

The People's Daily Mail doesn't like "Elitists" much either...
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 9:30pm

 R_P wrote:

I doubt that Putin cares one iota about what and who Trump sticks it to inside the country. Chaos is good and helps to maintain an internal focus. The real tests come with foreign policy. And that's just getting started.

 
Putin might worry about our domestic events if they further destabilize Trump or force him to confront Russia. I suspect that Trump doesn't care much about the increased Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine but Trump does have to eventually respond to demands of his European allies.

"America First" is not a way for Trump to succeed internationally; if he keeps things up, Trump is going to rack up a lot of overseas enemies who were once our friends. "America First" is turning into "America Alone." 
 


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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 8:59pm

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For the asylum inmates, maybe...

You can only hope that Putin gets so sick of Douchebag Don's insanity that he aims Russia's disinformation campaign at Trump the next time around. At this point, even TheOnion's satirical piece on Neil Gorsuch doesn't seem so far-fetched.
 
I doubt that Putin cares one iota about what and who Trump sticks it to inside the country. Chaos is good and helps to maintain an internal focus. The real tests come with foreign policy. And that's just getting started.
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 8:11pm

 R_P wrote:
 kcar wrote:
You and Red_Dragon keep posting links to news stories with headlines so ridiculous and head-slapping that I keep checking them on Google, just to make sure you're not competing with TheOnion.com. 

Welcome to Hell, folks!

Relax, EVERYTHING will be GREAT again!

 
For the asylum inmates, maybe...

You can only hope that Putin gets so sick of Douchebag Don's insanity that he aims Russia's disinformation campaign at Trump the next time around. At this point, even TheOnion's satirical piece on Neil Gorsuch doesn't seem so far-fetched.
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 7:43pm

 kcar wrote:
You and Red_Dragon keep posting links to news stories with headlines so ridiculous and head-slapping that I keep checking them on Google, just to make sure you're not competing with TheOnion.com. 

Welcome to Hell, folks!

Relax, EVERYTHING will be GREAT again!
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 7:28pm

Once again, the man is a complete fraud.
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 7:23pm

 R_P wrote:
"If you don't give me your lunch money, I will just have to take it myself..."

 
You and Red_Dragon keep posting links to news stories with headlines so ridiculous and head-slapping that I keep checking them on Google, just to make sure you're not competing with TheOnion.com. 

Welcome to Hell, folks! 




 


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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 7:13pm

Hardly a surprise with VP Pence. Glory be! Make America H8 Again!
Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 7:01pm

"If you don't give me your lunch money, I will just have to take it myself..."
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:54pm

 kurtster wrote:

You're right as usual.  Not even a yawn, although some interest was expressed prior.  That is not a complaint at all, btw.  just an observation.  

I'll leave it up until the morning so noenz can weigh in.  He'll be having lunch when I wake up.  He pushed for it and I promised I would do it.  So I do hope that he at least acknowledges that I did try.  I don't feel that I said anything new, just restated the same old.  I did warn yooz'all that would be the case.  And TLTR.

 
You need to be more patient. I have not yet had time to digest it. Not sure why you would put an expiration date on it.

i will say this, quickly: who is in this establishment that Trump will be getting rid of? I figure they are the opposite of those who claim to be outsiders. Who are they and how will Trump get rid of them?
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:47pm

Jerry Falwell Jr. Asked to Lead Trump Higher Education Task Force
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:42pm

 R_P wrote:
“You have a bunch of bad hombres down there,” Trump told Pena Nieto, according to the excerpt seen by the Associated Press. “You aren’t doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn’t, so I just might send them down to take care of it.”


 
+1
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:35pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Being perfectly honest, I think it will be good for you to do, but I don't think you should post it here. I already assume I will see circular logic, conclusions that conflict with your stated goals, etc etc. And if that's what I expect to see, I'm sure I'll find it. That might be more "on me" than on you, but still, I don't want to see you waste your time. I'd much rather see you create a scorecard for his first, say, 2 weeks. Are you okay with his nominations? Most of us howl at the "drain the swamp" gang getting on board with Trump nominating a whole family of Swamp Things.

Yes, I've set a simple trap: If you agree with everything so far, I cannot consider you to be in your right mind. Any rational person who still wants to be a team player would at least say "Betsy DeVos isn't my favorite, but maybe she'll work out." Or some other kind of faint praise for the picks they are unsure of. As opposed to my suckup senators who are all gushing about how great all of Trump's picks have been.  

 
You're right as usual.  Not even a yawn, although some interest was expressed prior.  That is not a complaint at all, btw.  just an observation.  

I'll leave it up until the morning so noenz can weigh in.  He'll be having lunch when I wake up.  He pushed for it and I promised I would do it.  So I do hope that he at least acknowledges that I did try.  I don't feel that I said anything new, just restated the same old.  I did warn yooz'all that would be the case.  And TLTR.


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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:29pm

"...President Trump blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refu­gee agreement and boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win, according to senior U.S. officials briefed on the Saturday exchange. Then, 25 minutes into what was expected to be an hour-long call, Trump abruptly ended it...."
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Posted: Feb 1, 2017 - 6:03pm

 steeler wrote:

I think he sees it in terms of promises made on campaign trail being met; and his supporters appear to be seeing it that way, too — whether or not it is doing any good, or, worse, causing harm.  The weird thing is that his promise on campaign trail was a ban on Muslims from these countries (which also was met with applause at some of his rallies), and that had to be altered in the executive order to try to avoid it being unlawful.  So, his supporters see it as a campaign promise met, while denying that it is a ban on Muslims (nod, nod, wink, wink).
 
A common tactic that will be repeated at length for a while.
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