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riversedge

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Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:59 PM Jan 2017

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent Calls on Trump to Halt Enforcement of Muslim Ban

This is surprising coming from a Republican. Should be LBN but it is from PoliticusUSA.


Anyway--glad to see this





http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/28/republican-rep-charles-dent-calls-trump-halt-enforcement-muslim-ban.html?utm_content=bufferf981b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer


Republican Rep. Charlie Dent Calls on Trump to Halt Enforcement of Muslim Ban

By Hrafnkell Haraldsson on Sat, Jan 28th, 2017 at 6:19 pm

“I urge the admin to halt enforcement of this order until a more thoughtful and deliberate policy can be instated"
Republican Rep. Charlie Dent Calls on Trump to Halt Enforcement of Muslim Ban






Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) once called on the Republican Party to “stand up” to Donald Trump. Now he is putting his money where his mouth is.

The New York Times‘ Jonathan Martin reports that Dent, who has a sizeable Syrian constituency, has called on President Trump to halt enforcement of his immigration order “until a more thoughtful and deliberate policy can be instated.”

A family of six, Dent constituents, complete with visas and green cards, were held up at Philadelphia International Airport today. Dent has argued for compassion but is not completely off the hook, as he has unreasonably claimed some refugees are terrorists and Dent’s own concern is primarily for Syrian Christians, not Muslims.

“Thoughtful,” however, is certainly the word for what is needed. As National Review Online editor Charles Cook tweeted,...............

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Republican Rep. Charlie Dent Calls on Trump to Halt Enforcement of Muslim Ban (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2017 OP
I hope tRump tears that party to shreds SHRED Jan 2017 #1
Two more Repugs speak out Against the ban But Paul Ryan SUPPORTS THE BAN riversedge Jan 2017 #2

riversedge

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2. Two more Repugs speak out Against the ban But Paul Ryan SUPPORTS THE BAN
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:22 PM
Jan 2017



Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 6m6 minutes ago

Federal judge halts Trump’s Muslim ban http://thkpr.gs/ecb48670b4ec
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Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 36m36 minutes ago

5. One more GOP Senator, Susan Collins https://goo.gl/A8FOja
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Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 1h1 hour ago

4. Add one more GOP Senator, Flake, to the list
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Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 1h1 hour ago

3. House Speaker Paul Ryan publicly supports Trump's executive order. He is Trump's chief enabler
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Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 1h1 hour ago

2. The 3 Republicans speaking out include 2 Congressmen (Dent, Amash) and 1 Senator (Sasse).

History will not judge the others well
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Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 1h1 hour ago

1. This executive order is a grossly unconstitutional and unAmerican. But just THREE Republican members of Congress publicly oppose it
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