Trump Bans Muslim Immigrants – Time For Resistance

I woke up this morning to more disturbing news from the Trump administration.
Donald Trump’s executive order barred all immigration from seven majority-Muslim nations for 120 days, which the president signed Friday evening. The banned countries are Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. Note that Saudi Arabia is not this list. The majority of the 911 hijackers were Saudi’s none were from the countries that are currently banned.
Donald Trump also temporarily canceled admissions from the entire U.S. refugee program.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed today that legal permanent residents of the US with green cards are included in the ban, and will not be allowed to reenter the country. Later, the agency said they would decide on a “case-by-case” basis. As officials raced to understand the new executive order, U.S. green card holders from Iran and the six other countries were reportedly kicked off flights, sent back to their country of origin or detained at airports.
This is not the America that I know. What has happened to our country with this madman in the white house? We cannot normalize or justify his actions or just as my neighbor asked me to give Trump a chance. WTF, give him a chance to do more harm to our country. Trump has been in office one week and has done more damage to our image than any other President during their first week in office.
The Muslim ban has sparked outrage and protests in NYC airport and other airports in the US, legal challenges, condemnations from politicians and denunciations from advocacy groups. Of course, Trump says that his executive order is not a Muslim ban and “that it’s working very nicely”. He’s living in an alternate universe.

President Trump, at the Pentagon on Friday, signed an executive order titled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times

“Targeting people based on their religion is wrong and unconstitutional. Shutting the doors on some of the most vulnerable people in the world—refugees seeking safety—shows a moral bankruptcy that is shocking even for Donald Trump” - Moveon.org.
Finally, it’s up to us and the media to hold Trump accountable for his actions and to call him out on his lies. We need to take to the streets and to social media to have our voices heard. It’s time for resistance!
CTE – CFO Streetwisesd.com

The Eulogy Reverend Clementa Pinckney From President Obama Was Powerful

On the evening of June 17, 2015, AME Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina suffer a tragedy. A gun man was invited into the church by the nine people who lost their lives. When I heard of this unspeakable heartbreak, all I could do is, say a prayer for the nine people who were gunned down. Among the nine people was Reverend and State Senator Clementa C. Pinckney. This happened at one of the oldest black churches in the state. This church has been the site for community organization around the civil rights movement.

President Obama’s eulogy of Reverend Clementa Pinckney was very powerful. He touched on the person he was and said, "Rev. Pinckney embodied a politics that was never mean, nor small," he also said, "He encouraged progress not by pushing his ideas along, but by seeking out your ideas." Pinckney, Obama said, "embodied that our Christian faith demands deeds, not just prayer." There were two subjects President Obama touched on that needed to be said it was racism and gun violence. He said, “We have to have a conversation about race,” "The subtle impulse" still exists "to call Johnny back for a job interview but not Jamal.” He also said, "We talk a lot about race. There's no shortcut. We don't need more talk." Then he turned to guns he said, "None of us should believe that a handful of gun safety measures will prevent every tragedy it will not." He also said, "the vast majority" of Americans and gun owners want to make changes to prevent gun deaths and that gun control laws won't prevent every tragedy, but they could save a few lives.” He said, "Our brothers and sisters are cut down in a church basement, 12 in a movie theater, 26 in an elementary school, but I hope we also see the 30 precious lives cut short by gun violence in this country every day."

Talk about amazing grace. President Obama has been criticized by the most disgusting and nasty people and yet can stand his ground and persevere. Yes, our President is amazing. He spoke the truth and all you haters know it. For all you wacko haters you’re going to have to take down your Confederate flags and get over it. Your evil ways have been a putrid stain on this country for far too long. I say it is about time and enough is enough.

LM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/obama-clementa-pinckney-eulogy_n_7670800.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/26/417839374/watch-president-obamas-eulogy-at-emanuel-ame-church

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/27/politics/obama-eulogy-clementa-pinckney/index.html