[Roma]

Federal judge halts implementation of Trump’s Muslim ban at airports

https://thinkprogress.org/federal-judge-halts-trumps-muslim-ban-ecb48670b4ec#.4pxxcfg5k

Thank goodness. It's temporary yet finally someone who knows The Constitution with power to stop the injustice has stepped in. YAY!

[Thunder]

I couldn't agree more!!!   

[Roma]

  @Thunder,

I just heard on the news, if anyone knows of any refuges that need to escape from their country, the head of Canada says all are welcome.

I'm afraid this currant President of the US, will be here for four years, and I see no letting up on his policies.

Bothers me so much, even people holding green cards and other proper visas and even US citizens have been turned away and detained at airports.

It's a huge mess here! Such blatant racism is not supposed to be what this country is about.

[Onward]

Almost makes one wonder if the timing on the immigration order wasn't to distract folks from the order changing the National Security Council membership -- which isn't getting as much attention....

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-steve-bannon-national-security-council-2017-1

[calamity]

Trump has been quite adept at distracting from issues or answers in business and politics.

[Roma]

Almost makes one wonder if the timing on the immigration order wasn't to distract folks from the order changing the National Security Council membership -- which isn't getting as much attention....

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-steve-bannon-national-security-council-2017-1

@Onward I feel it's all related. A bunch of bigots run this country now. I am not Muslim yet have deep compaction for them. I try to study all religions. 

From my personal experience I keel Muslims are the kindest people. This country is just so brainwashed to think what the media told then to think.

I don't have much hope for the US, it seems to be getting worse each day.

Watching the people from foreign countries protesting in the streets, hearing visas/green cards denied after they spent years being vetted, fingerprinted and approved,  is what's going on now. And It's such a shame!

 

[Roma]

Here is what we as citizens/US residents CAN DO. Contact your Congressman and or Senator and say: I AM YOUR CONSTITUANT AND I WANT:  (your prepared request here)


List by state of your US Congressmen contact information:  http://www.house.gov/representatives/

List by state of your US Senator contact information:  https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

The people have ore power than we think, it just takes each one of us to make a simple phone call or email. It's been working.

[Ready2Transform]

I've been using http://www.5calls.org to quickly give me the right numbers for the issues I care about and really good scripts to make the calls quick and easy.

[Thundarr]

Hate to be a wet blanket, but calls and letters to Congressmen do absolutely nothing other than giving people the illusion of having a voice.  Both parties are going to vote on party lines regardless and probably never take the time to read any of the letters sent to them or listen to the calls.  And why would they?  Most often it's the vocal minority that's doing so.

On another note, I fail to see the big deal about a temporary block on travel from terrorist-heavy countries.  I have friends who have spent time over there and it's an understatement to say those countries are a different world from ours.  Suicide bombers at schools and weddings, murdering gays in broad daylight and persecuting Christians to death in every way possible.  Why in the world would we want to allow the radicals in our country and why not take EVERY precaution to keep them out?  My kids safety compared to a few people being temporarily inconvenienced is not worth a second thought.  Would you also want us to freely allow convicted serial killers in the country to run free?  I'd say a suicide bomber at a school pep rally is far worse than the worst serial killer this country has ever seen, and God knows how many are ALREADY here who believe that Christians and gays deserve to die and that they'll go to Heaven for killing them.  Not worried about "inconveniencing" a few people whatsoever.

[Roma]

Hi Thundarr,

The most people that need to fear ISIS are other Muslims. The innocent ones would be the ones fleeing and coming to this and other countries.

Where is this outrage when domestic terrorists kill?