The judge was a Clinton appointee and the AG doesn't direct the decisions of judges, so the straws you grasp are irrelevant.
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There is no right or wrong. There is no moral compass. Trump's America is very simple.
If he does something that "liberals" don't like, cry foul, freak out about, in the eyes of his supporters, it is universally and unquestionably "good."
Even if half of the Republican party also does not like it, it is still good by default. [BLEEP] the Constitution. [BLEEP] personal and civil rights. It is all about ticking off those who didn't vote for Trump in the popular vote.
(08-28-2017, 12:48 PM)Kotite Wrote: [ -> ]There is no right or wrong. There is no moral compass. Trump's America is very simple.
If he does something that "liberals" don't like, cry foul, freak out about, in the eyes of his supporters, it is universally and unquestionably "good."
Even if half of the Republican party also does not like it, it is still good by default. [BLEEP] the Constitution. [BLEEP] personal and civil rights. It is all about ticking off those who didn't vote for Trump in the popular vote.
Trump going hard for the White Man vote. Supporting Trump gives cover. Not surprising he is heavily supported in north Florida.
(08-28-2017, 12:57 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: [ -> ] (08-28-2017, 10:34 AM)rollerjag Wrote: [ -> ]The judge was a Clinton appointee and the AG doesn't direct the decisions of judges, so the straws you grasp are irrelevant.
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You mentioned the Justice Dept. as a source of your info ... without providing any actual info.
A Clinton appointed judge is mostly likely a partisan Dem, most of whom defend illegal entry. I don't see how that changes my comment about partisan judges.
I have no sympathy for Arpaio, who seems to me like a stereotypical overzealous cop, but I'd like to see some actual facts before I judge whether or not it was a mistake to pardon him.
I asked. So far you have responded with nothing. In particular you haven't provided any evidence that skin color was the factor in who was detained, which was your original claim. Profiling based on skin color is unconstitutional. Profiling based on ability to speak English is not. If the profiling was based on the latter (which I deem much more likely, since Mexicans come in all colors) then the judge was acting as a partisan rather than an objective protector of the law.
I never mentioned the Justice Dept., I referred to the judge's decision, you conflated judges with the AG.
Ok, I will concede your point, there is no evidence I can find anyone was detained solely because their skin color was brown. I meant it as a euphamism, but you got me on a technicality. Bravo. But, despite your attempt to discredit the judge as partisan, the fact is enough evidence of illegal profiling was presented for a federal judge to order Arpaio to stop, which he openly defied.
Arpaio wasn't merely a typical overzealous cop, he was Trump's kind of cop. Check him out, let it sink in.
(08-28-2017, 01:20 PM)Adam2012 Wrote: [ -> ] (08-28-2017, 12:48 PM)Kotite Wrote: [ -> ]There is no right or wrong. There is no moral compass. Trump's America is very simple.
If he does something that "liberals" don't like, cry foul, freak out about, in the eyes of his supporters, it is universally and unquestionably "good."
Even if half of the Republican party also does not like it, it is still good by default. [BLEEP] the Constitution. [BLEEP] personal and civil rights. It is all about ticking off those who didn't vote for Trump in the popular vote.
Trump going hard for the White Man vote. Supporting Trump gives cover. Not surprising he is heavily supported in north Florida.
You're an idiot. You do know there are a lot of people that voted for Trump, "support him", but would not vote for him again, right?
(08-28-2017, 02:48 PM)UCF Knight Wrote: [ -> ] (08-28-2017, 01:20 PM)Adam2012 Wrote: [ -> ]Trump going hard for the White Man vote. Supporting Trump gives cover. Not surprising he is heavily supported in north Florida.
You're an idiot. You do know there are a lot of people that voted for Trump, "support him", but would not vote for him again, right?
I would imagine that group is very large.
There's also a large group of young people who weren't of age to vote who will make sure they do in 2020.
(08-25-2017, 11:35 PM)TJBender Wrote: [ -> ] (08-25-2017, 10:58 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: [ -> ]You want an ultra conservative in Office? Because that's what he is. Either way we're screwed just as we have been for the past couple of decades.
Pence is, at least publicly, a gentleman who understands how to lead and govern, regardless of his agenda.
Trump is a playground bully. He's given a platform, credibility and an endorsement to white nationalism. He's made us a laughingstock and a pariah around the world, and it's only the calming influence of James "Mad Dog" Mattis and Rex Tillerson that's kept us off the brink with North Korea. I don't know any of his supporters here by name, and I wouldn't venture to slap the Nazi, alt-right or racist labels on them, but I will say that when people can continue to stand behind and rally around a President who has done more to support the 1% of this country that are overt racists and white nationalists than he has for the other 99% of us, it gives you pause.
So yes, if my choice is Trump or Pence, give me Pence any day. It doesn't matter. The Republican Party has been subverted into the party of white nationalism. It's a dead party walking, destined to fade away as its leader's actions continue to alienate the middle and push the party to the fringe. The Democrats are going to stomp the life out of the Republican Party in 2018, and whiz all over its remains in 2020. And, I mean, the only thing better than Trump wearing a white hood on the White House lawn is an unchallenged Thought Police Party, right?
The Republican party is the strongest party there is...The Dems are destroying themselves from within and will probably end up melding with the snowflake liberal party...Nancy Pelosi and her counterparts can't stop making their disconnection from the people even bigger...
Edit: damn thing took out the quote from Malabar saying that Trump is left-wing on social issues.
(08-28-2017, 06:59 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: [ -> ] (08-27-2017, 04:40 PM)rollerjag Wrote: [ -> ]You are either willfully ignorant or incredibly naive. I know you'll discount anything done by the Obama era DoJ, but Arpaio was a bad actor.
(08-28-2017, 02:03 PM)rollerjag Wrote: [ -> ]I never mentioned the Justice Dept., I referred to the judge's decision, you conflated judges with the AG.
Ok, I will concede your point, there is no evidence I can find anyone was detained solely because their skin color was brown. I meant it as a euphamism, but you got me on a technicality. Bravo. But, despite your attempt to discredit the judge as partisan, the fact is enough evidence of illegal profiling was presented for a federal judge to order Arpaio to stop, which he openly defied.
Arpaio wasn't merely a typical overzealous cop, he was Trump's kind of cop. Check him out, let it sink in.
See your quote about the DoJ. You were right, I discount anything claimed by the Obama-era DoJ, especially with regards to race (although neither Mexican nor Illegal Immigrant is a race, Obama's DoJ treated them that way).
How do you know what "Trump's kind of cop" is? Trump is pretty left wing on social issues. I doubt Trump approves of Arpaio's policing methods. Trump probably only knows of Arpaio's emphasis on deporting foreigners illegally in the US. Frequently Trump doesn't delve deeply into issues to get the full story (at least that's my impression), and the full story of Arpaio is much worse than just rounding up foreign invaders. As I read more about Arpaio I agree that he deserves jail time, and shouldn't have been pardoned.
My point was that what one judge calls "illegal profiling" may not actually be illegal in spite of the overwhelming evidence of profiling. Not all profiling is illegal, but there are judges who consider all profiling illegal. Profiling by skin color is illegal.
You're leaving out a key word - it was illegal RACIAL profiling, of which skin color is a major factor.
Sadly, Trump was very likely unaware of the facts surrounding Arpaio, which is almost as bad as if he was. Still, he lauded the man.