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18 Nov 2015, 1:21 pm
18 Nov 2015, 6:42 pm
18 Nov 2015, 7:29 pm
...BTW , as I'm speaking to(immediately above me) a Brit here , it is my understanding that the US state governors (almost all Republicans) who have done the " Don't send 'em HERE ! " schtick have no real authority to stop them !
They cannot interfere (I suppose they could " stand in the way " for a while/try to show that they're trying to stop it??), even if it's partly federal govenment-connected , with reasonable relocation , and , anyway , non-governmental (often religiously-linked) non-profits actually do much of the relocating (Even if with some federal/lower governmental help) , IIRC...
And they must , surely , know that......... 
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18 Nov 2015, 7:37 pm
They cannot interfere (I suppose they could " stand in the way " for a while/try to show that they're trying to stop it??), even if it's partly federal govenment-connected , with reasonable relocation , and , anyway , non-governmental (often religiously-linked) non-profits actually do much of the relocating (Even if with some federal/lower governmental help) , IIRC...
And they must , surely , know that.........
...........No, the states do not have that power but neither does the president. Only congress has the authority to decide whether or not to resettle refugees to this country so if the president tries to act unilaterally then these state governors are well with in their right to make these declarations.
Scotland can welcome all the refugees they want, if they are so compassionate they should take all they can logistically handle or else who are they to try to get up on a pedestal? What are you trying to prove? Lets see how much compassion the Scots have if they suffered a terrorist attack.
18 Nov 2015, 7:51 pm
Yes , Syrian refugess should be vetted , etc. , but (And , of course , the " the-president-must-not-start " reqirement is ENDLESSLY winked at...) , as far as I'm concerned , those governors who are playing more-Trump-than-thou are simply trying to Tea Party/play on bigotry (Hey , maybe they're trying to get a lil' more mileage from " Obama's a Kenyan Muslim ! " , in a subtle manner , before it has to be retired entirely ! !! !! !! !! 
) , as...) oh , 80% of their motivation ? More like 90% ? 95 ? MAYBE just 85 
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They cannot interfere (I suppose they could " stand in the way " for a while/try to show that they're trying to stop it??), even if it's partly federal govenment-connected , with reasonable relocation , and , anyway , non-governmental (often religiously-linked) non-profits actually do much of the relocating (Even if with some federal/lower governmental help) , IIRC...
And they must , surely , know that.........
...........No, the states do not have that power but neither does the president. Only congress has the authority to decide whether or not to resettle refugees to this country so if the president tries to act unilaterally then these state governors are well with in their right to make these declarations.
Scotland can welcome all the refugees they want, if they are so compassionate they should take all they can logistically handle or else who are they to try to get up on a pedestal? What are you trying to prove? Lets see how much compassion the Scots have if they suffered a terrorist attack.[/quote]
19 Nov 2015, 2:42 am
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19 Nov 2015, 8:24 am
