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California joins 5 states opposing travel ban

Original post made on Mar 14, 2017

California on Monday joined Washington state and four other states in challenging President Donald Trump's revised ban restricting travel from six predominantly Muslim states.


Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 12:32 PM

Comments (10)

Posted by dennis
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2017 at 9:59 pm

To protect the country is the number one obligation of the President. Trump is doing exactly what a responsible President should do concerning the state of the world and the attacks we have had in the past from Muslim terrorists. What a short memory liberalism has in America.


Posted by Nice
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2017 at 10:10 pm

@dennis,

At least people have given up on pretending it's not a Muslim ban. The fact of the matter is that right-wing terrorists mistaking Sikhs for Muslims have killed more people in America than have people from the countries affected by the Muslim ban. This does nothing to keep us safe.


Posted by Hysteria
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2017 at 10:50 pm

Today's Lesson:

FACT: Majority Muslim Countries Under the TEMPORARY travel ban:
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen

FACT: Majority Muslim Countries NOT under the travel ban:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovenia, Brunei, Burkinafaso, Chad, Comoos, Dibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tunesia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara

FACT: Other Million+ Muslim Countries
India, China, France, UK....on and on

This is not a Muslim Ban. This is a ban against potential terrorist countries. It is no different than that which President Obama's administration identified. Stop with the hysteria.


Posted by Nice
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2017 at 11:04 pm

@Hysteria,

Why did Trump campaign on banning all Muslims from entering the country? If it's focused on terrorism, why is it a set of countries where we've had zero deaths on American soil by people from these countries?

I'll be waiting for your answers before the next class. Hopefully, you don't get an F again...


Posted by Hysteria
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2017 at 11:11 pm

How many deaths on American soil before you think we should start vetting?

Obama's administration identified these as countries who do not properly or safely vet those leaving the country. Obama. Not Trump. Obama. So why is it now this huge issue for you @Nice? Explain to me how this is some kind of "Muslim Ban" as you so want to insist, if so why is it only 6 out of over 50 Muslim majority countries?


Posted by Nice
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2017 at 11:18 pm

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Posted by Hysteria
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2017 at 11:26 pm

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Posted by Nice
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2017 at 11:30 pm

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Posted by Maddison
a resident of another community
on Mar 15, 2017 at 5:13 am

I hope Donald Trump will lift the ban under pressure comming from the various states. My brother has lost the job opportunity because of it. He lives in Ireland and was about to move to USA to work... Thanks, Trump!

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Posted by Hope
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 15, 2017 at 10:02 am

Hope is a registered user.

It’s amazing to me when people imagine the boogey man, Muslim Terrorists everywhere, from hijacking self-driving cars to lurking in parking lots, to spying in microwave ovens. Yet they fail to address REAL statistics in our country.

100,000 deaths per year due to infections at hospitals-
4,000 women die per year due to domestic violence
33,000 die per year in car accidents
Toddlers with guns kill themselves and others more that terrorists
33,000 deaths due to gun violence
50,000 deaths due to opioid overdoses

AND why are we NOT talking about the mentally ill citizens in our country who take a gun and randomly kill people. They are by far white and male!

Real story: PRESIDIO, Texas -- Two hunters accused in a shooting on a remote ... near Mexican border blamed immigrants, but really shot each other.



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