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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 Dents 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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(70,242 posts)Judd Legum ?@JuddLegum 6m6 minutes ago
Federal judge halts Trumps 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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