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Is the US seriously considering making Muslim internment camps base on the model of Japanese Internment Camps of WW2?

Carl Higbie introduced this goal for a Trump presidency.

He is a Trump surrogate and the spokesperson for a super PAC.

He shared this with Megan Kelly's Fox News Show on Fox Network. She was visibly taken aback.

What have we learned from history?
George Takai of Star Trek called it one of our country's shame and that Ronald Reagan apologized to Japan for the incarceration of innocent people and bypassing the Justice Sustem of the Unoted States.

I wasn't really taking the "Whiting" of America seriously but this is embarrassing for our country.
This bypasses constitutional rights of citizens of the US?
How could this possibly be defended?
Northwest · M
In Korematsu v. the United States, 1944, the Supreme Court, upheld the constitutionality of the camps due to "military necessity." But that same year, the court ruled in Ex parte Endo that those who'd proven their loyalty to the United States couldn't be detained.

The US apologized later, and paid restitution, in 1988, but the ruling holds.

The West Coast does not have to secede. This is my country. I love it, I served it. As far as Trump is concerned, it's not a monolithic issue, for all voters. I believe, it's not a monolithic issue, for most of his voters.

Even though the campaign monolith, consists of:

- Racism
- Sexism
- Xenophobia
- Misogyny
- Narcissism
- Violence
- Hate
- Denial of women's control over their bodies
- Petty politics
- Bullying
- White power
- Patriotism
- Islamophobia
- National security
- Economy
- Climate change denial
- etc...

The majority, voted on a tiny set of these issues.

We need to recognize the important issues, and address them. The factory worker at Carrier in Indiana, who's about to lose his or her job, due to a move to Mexico, is not wrong. That worker, is not informed, and does not really know, that Wall Street, and not NAFTA is behind their job loss, so Trump's program is NOT going to save those jobs, and canceling NAFTA will not do the job either.

The Carrier plant? Half the employees are women, half are black. A bunch are refugees who were resettled in the area. It's not surprising, that they voted for Trump. He targeted them, and he turn them, but he did not tell them the truth about the situation.

It's time to get involved, and recognize that some of them have a real ax to grind. We can insulate ourselves on the West Coast. Our economic problems, consist of competing for multi-$M homes, as opposed to trying to stay one step ahead of homelessness. Our mayors (Seattle, LA, SF, Portland), already said that the Feds will not enforce the laws that we disagree with, in our cities. The folks in Indiana, may not have a roof over their heads a year from now.
Pfuzylogic · M
@InfiniteBlue: We were so fortunate that he gladly took the initiative of being the leader of our country! I truly believe that everyone is going to miss him
Northwest · M
@Pfuzylogic: The presidency in 2008, was a political suicide mission. He jumped in. Today, the federal reserve, said that, at the Macro level, the economy has righted itself, and now we don't need to do crazy stuff. For a recession of that magnitude, we may be looking at popping our heads above water, as opposed to the strong position we're in today, although were were not so good at narrowing the gap.

I shudder at the thought of a McCain/Palin presidency.
Pfuzylogic · M
@Northwest: I found McCain to have a level of integrity when he refused to trash Obama's name. Palin frightened the hell out of me. I didn't find her that particularly intelligent.
The economy is much better but it took a hit on the deficit because of Bush's deregulated banking and housing loan derivatives.
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
" You can't believe much of what you read on the internet "
Abraham Lincoln
Pfuzylogic · M
@GJOFJ3: I voted early in Ohio and Ohio went for the winner again.
It was reported that the Attorny Generals of Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina purged the voter rolls and weren't held accountable and stopped only on a Federal Court order.
All three of these states went to Trump with less Democraric voters.
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
@Pfuzylogic: again you are welcome to any conspiracy theory you like. I live in Realville
Pfuzylogic · M
@GJOFJ3: This was on the Washington Post and Fox News.

If it is just accepted the chances of it happening become more Realville.
SW-User
The West coast would have a secession and there would be war. I don't think they are stupid enough to attempt that.
SW-User
You would be welcome in the safe zone I am sure :)
Pfuzylogic · M
@InfiniteBlue: I owned a home in Hanford in 1985. I know the place 😉
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
@InfiniteBlue: Make a bed for me, I'm coming! :)
ladycae · 100+, F
actually according to the washington post he was only talking about a registry of alll immigrants and visitors, with fingerprinting and interrogations for some and said that the Japanese internment caps set a precedent.
ladycae · 100+, F
actually like it or not he does. he was elected in a stunning landslide. however now people need to live in trump world. and i think the majority of them may not like what they created.
Pfuzylogic · M
@ladycae: I didn't see a landslide at all.
He didn't even win the popular vote.
luckranger71 · 51-55, M
if this election was a "landslide" the term has no meaning. Hillary has a bigger popular vote edge than JFK did over Nixon and Nixon did over Humphrey. If you don't know what either of those elections meant, you have no business commenting.
Pfuzylogic · M
Constitutional rights mean anything!
CaptainCanadia · 41-45, M
A registry of Muslims has been publicly discussed, denied, and discussed more.

I think a prominent Trump supporter or two have invoked the idea of the internment camps, but it's not something that's been a publicly stated policy position by the incoming administration.

Horrifying that we're even talking about this. I do believe it's a real risk.
Northwest · M
@Typhoidjerry: "it's not something that's been a publicly stated policy position by the incoming administration"

You mean, other than the President Elect, personally, discussing it as an option, in several speeches and interviews?
CaptainCanadia · 41-45, M
Did Trump actually talk about internment camps for Muslims? I thought he hadn't; just a register. When was this?
Northwest · M
@TyphoidJerry: I did not say internment camps. I'm talking about a Register, which is what he suggested.
If that is attempted, there will be an uprising, guaranteed.
Pfuzylogic · M
I would hope and it wouldn't be civil!
Mert5356 · 41-45, M
In Washington state, a politician put forth an idea that would make protests an "economic" felony. It would lead to 5 years in prison and/or $10,000 in fines. It doesn't seem likely to pass, but this goes to show just what ideas can come forth now.
Pfuzylogic · M
I doubt that Washongton state would be successful with that. That state voted for Hillary.
Northwest · M
@Mert5356: I live in the area. Doug Ericksen, represents Ferndale, home to two refineries. The refineries, are constantly targeted by protesters, so they contribute heavily to his campaigns. He's showing what a good puppy he is, by attempting to punish environmentalists, tribal activists and others who have obstructed oil and coal trains, pipelines and similar projects.

His proposal, is NOT going to pass.

 
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