Quote:As someone who considers himself a Conservative,  not a Libertarian,   I have some major differences with Rand Paul.   Having said that,  Rand Paul's comments the other day got my attention:

 

 

Report: Rand Paul calls for scrutiny of Muslims

 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/.../30342457/

This I'd be fine with. We should be doing a great deal of due diligence on people entering the country anyway, and a Muslim with ties to Iran seeking entrance to the country by way of Canada, or something like that, should be a red flag that merits much deeper investigation than, say, Bob Smith from England should.

 

What I am not in favor of doing is what Drifter wants: a complete ban on Muslims entering the country. True, no foreign national has the "right" to enter America, but if we start excluding an entire group of people based solely upon their religion, it sets a dangerous precedent that could be abused by future leaders, and it's just not the way we as Americans should be doing business.

 

EDIT: I'd also like to point out that Senator Paul said nothing about religion alone being a factor. He focused on country of origin rather than religion specifically, although scrutiny of religion was implied.

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