TRUMP: 'We have to maybe check, respectfully, the mosques'

[jpak]

Source: Business Insider

Donald Trump called for the surveillance of mosques in light of the terrorist attack in Orlando, saying that the US hasn't been "smart" and "vigilant."

During a rally on Wednesday, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee again cautioned against letting immigrants into the country without proper screening.

Trump said:

In speaking to numerous governors over the last few days, really, a great group of people, and in speaking to them, they really are beside themselves. Because they say "people are being put in our states" and they have absolutely nothing to say about it. They don't know who they are, where they are, they don't know where they're being placed. And even from the standpoint of law enforcement, that's a bad thing.

He then said that police aren't doing enough to monitor communities.

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mosque-surveillance-2016-6

[tonyt53]

1. "Respectively"? How about we respectively slap the living shit out of ya Don

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. So we should spy om Mosques?

He is a biggot.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Trump is not respectful of anything except AGs who stay bought and large sums of cash. . . nt

[Sand Rat Expat]

4. Aw, poor Donnie Douchebag.

Sorry chump, but in this country we have rights and freedoms, and you can't just march into a place and search it "because those scary brown Muslim people worship here." You have to have probable cause to suspect that illegal activity is taking place.

This clown's candidacy gets more surreal by the day. Being an American living abroad is just really uncomfortable right now.

[Aristus]

18. Are people overseas giving we Americans any credit? Any credit at all?

For the fact that the vast majority of us are horrified by this orange-skinned, brain-dead fuck-monkey?

That his most vocal and unshakeable supporters are undereducated societal fringe players?

That we have a genuinely gifted, qualified, intelligent, and hard-working candidate for President not named Donald Trump?

Or are all non-Americans rolling their eyes at those freaks between the oceans...

[Sand Rat Expat]

20. They're more incredulous than anything here in Canada.

My experience is anecdotal, of course, but for what it's worth, the general attitude seems to be "How on earth has he made it this far?" and "Do you really think he could win?" Overall, they seem to feel the way most of us do: flabbergasted and unsure just how we got to this point.

And yeah, when I explain that most Americans are aghast at the fact that a major political party nominated him, most Canadians are sympathetic, if anything. Some of them will point out that the polls indicate Trump has a fair bit of support, until I explain that polls this far out from the general election are pretty much worthless.

Now if Trump actually goes on to win in November, I think the sympathy might evaporate pretty quickly. At that point, I think most of what I'll hear will be "First W, now this?"

[mdbl]

30. Canada has a few crazies of their own to worry about

The disease spreads and they better be vigilant.

[Sand Rat Expat]

32. I've only lived here three years now.

But from what I gather, as awful as Harper was, Trump is orders of magnitude worse. I don't really follow the Canadian political scene too closely, partially since I'm just naturally more interested in things back home and partially because I've got one more year to go until I can try for citizenship and be able to vote.

Who else would you say are the Canuck Crazies, out of curiosity?

[Calista241]

5. Does anyone here think the vast majority of Americans couldn't give 2 shits about this?

Or even privately supports this policy? Trump isn't going to lose this election because he shits on Muslims and their rights.

[Sand Rat Expat]

10. Sadly...

I think you're right. Most Americans will either shrug because it doesn't affect them or think to themselves "Hey, not a bad idea."

Trump truly is the lowest common denominator candidate.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Maybe we should put golf courses under surveillance

In Trump logic, that's where you'll find all
the white collar criminals... like Trump.

[bunnies]

7. I think we should check, respectfully, Trumps sanity.

[angrychair]

8. Him and Barney Frank agree

Glad the two campaigns have agreement on a strategy moving forward.

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/former_massachusetts_rep_barne.html

[philosslayer]

9. Didn't Barney Frank basically say the same thing?

n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Yes, Donald, I totally agree with you

Grab your limo and get the hell over there, will ya?

[kimbutgar]

12. How about we also monitor Christian churches who advocate killing

Abortion providers and hate against gays like the guy in Sacramento.

This can of worms he opened is going to implode in his face.

[mdbl]

31. you have an idea there

I think all whack job religions that have doctrines that say you should kill people are suspect.

[roamer65]

33. Only fair.

[redstateblues]

13. I'm willing to bet the FBI has had undercover agents

conducting surveillance in some mosques for a while. I've got no evidence but I would not be surprised.

[Jesus Malverde]

27. It's been reported a number of times.

The primary role of the FBI in the post 911 world is political surveillance using thousands of informants and other means.

[Mike Daniels]

14. Does this clown ever offer specifics?

"In speaking to numerous governors over the last few days, really, a great group of people, and in speaking to them, they really are beside themselves."

And yet not one governor mentioned specifically by state or name. I hope the media asks him specifically which governors have offered their support on this idiocy.

[no_hypocrisy]

15. Then we better monitor the U.S. Armed Services as that's where a lot of Klan and the Nazi Party

recruit (no pun intended).

[mahatmakanejeeves]

16. "Congress shall make no law...."

Though I am increasingly dismayed by what I read at DU, here, for the umpteenth time, is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Surprise: that includes people protesting abortion, same-sex marriage, your favored candidates, and all sorts of things you like.

And you know what? There ain't nothing you can do about it.

Hat tip, Joe.My.God: VIRAL VIDEO: Why The Orlando Terrorist Won’t Win

It's "Prion's" comment from about 8 hours ago:

[L. Coyote]

17. We need to watch all Christians very closely. Most killers are Christians in the USA.

Maybe we can hire Muslims to watch the Christians and Christians to watch the Muslims.

Michael Moore @MMFlint
One proud White American, in less than 2 minutes, has killed TWICE as many Americans as ISIS has in 2 years. White Terrorists. #WISIS

[get the red out]

19. From what I've heard

The US has done very good screening, from what I've read. The guy in Florida was born HERE! Picking on immigrants wouldn't have done anything about him. This is just the shit his minions want to hear.

[procon]

21. Welcome to the Trump Internment Tower.

In November, Trump said, he would have 'Absolutely no choice' but to close mosques. Then he added banning Muslims from entering the US, now he wants to put mosques under federal surveillance. What's next... the Trump version of a Kristallnacht, concentration camps???

[jmowreader]

22. We have to maybe check, respectfully, the Christian churches

If you're counting attacks on abortion clinics as terrorism like I do, Christians are responsible for many more attacks than Muslims. If you begin on a slippery slope of checking brown people because they're brown, eventually everyone must be under surveillance. That would be bad.

[sangfroid]

23. Absolutely!

And charge the cost back to the Vatican.

[jmowreader]

24. I wanted to bill the Trump Organization

Isn't it strange Trump calls his company the same thing the Chicago Mafia calls theirs?

[sarcasmo]

39. Pastor Roger Jimenez from Verity Baptist Church

This guy needs to be under 24/7 watch.

[cstanleytech]

25. I wonder, could Trump actually be trying to ruin his own campaign on purpose?

After all it would make for a dramatic entrance then for one of the other Republicans to come riding in on a big white horse to save the day for the GOP and potentially help them to win the election.

[ancianita]

26. Gee, how would that be "checked" respectfully. Surveil imams' preachings? Madrasa instruction?

Most of Dearborn, Michigan, is on the TIDE watch list, anyway. Does he want to add all other Muslims in the country to that?

Maybe he wants to "follow the money."

There's money in surveillance. Our tax money. Respect, no.

The majority of polled Americans are against everything he's been saying.

[lunatica]

28. Everyone knows places of worship are chock full of weapons of mass destruction!

Trump knows that's where they are.

[alcibiades_mystery]

29. There are FBI informants and undercovers in every mosque in the US

I mean, please.

[kentauros]

34. As he is prone to projection, maybe this is what we should do instead:

The US public called for the surveillance of Donald Trump in light of his current presidential campaign, admitting that they haven't been "smart" and "vigilant."

[truthisfreedom]

35. Exactly.

[oberliner]

36. Which governor?

Who made that remark? I am calling BS.

[yellowcanine]

37. What part of "probable cause" does he not understand?"

And does he understand what happened the last time a President ignored it?
Hint: Google Nixon plumbers watergate.

[sarcasmo]

38. Don Con

[rug]

40. "And we have to check other places."

Mosques are the canary in the mine.