Quote:A religious litmus test? I'd never support that. One, it's wrong. Two, it's unconstitutional. Three, it wouldn't work: "No sir, I am not a Muslim. I renounced that faith long ago as a religion promoting violence against others, and I can't support that ideology."

 

A ban on immigration from certain countries like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Syria? Yeah, I could see how that's warranted and fair as long as refugees still have the chance to come here and live in highly-controlled housing without access to the general public, weapons or explosives until they're proven beyond a doubt to not be a threat or able to be housed overseas in UN camps.

 

What is unconstitutional about it? These are foreign entities outside of the US. Not US citizens. Not living in the United States. The constitution does not apply to them in any way, shape, or form (unless the US has become a globalist government of the world, something I am very unaware of). Let me show you something in the law books, my friend.


8 U.S. Code § 1182
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182

 

(f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President


Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate. Whenever the Attorney General finds that a commercial airline has failed to comply with regulations of the Attorney General relating to requirements of airlines for the detection of fraudulent documents used by passengers traveling to the United States (including the training of personnel in such detection), the Attorney General may suspend the entry of some or all aliens transported to the United States by such airline.

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