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In all seriousness, if there is a national registry of Muslims created under a Trump presidency, I'll eat my hat. We are a nation of laws and the office of the
by kobeya 10y ago
In all seriousness, if there is a national registry of Muslims created under a Trump presidency, I'll eat my hat. We are a nation of laws and the office of the president does not carry absolute power. The list of Muslims campaign promise runs afoul of so many limits on power, starting with the 1st amendment. It won't happen.
- charlesism 10y agoIt can happen if enough people, or even enough of the right people, want it to. Eg: http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/japanese-internment-camp3.htm http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/japanese-in...
- beachstartup 10y agoFDR was a democrat.
- kobeya 10y agoThis is not the 40's. We are not embroiled in World War 2.
- charlesism 10y ago> This is not the 40's. Investors actually have a name for that. They call it the "This time is different" fallacy.
- beachstartup 10y agofor what it's worth, i think if there continues to be self-proclaimed terrorist attacks on the US, they will definitely start rounding people up. this time is not different.