Trump, asked if he'd back warantless searches of Muslims, says we may need to try the "unthinkable":

[DemocratSinceBirth]

In a development that will surprise no one who has been paying even scant attention to what is actually driving Donald Trump’s appeal, the polls are not showing that the Paris attacks have diminished his strength by inducing GOP voters to look towards the more “experienced” and more “serious” candidates. As the Hill reports this morning, the polling on Trump is once again “confounding Beltway wisdom.”

And here’s something else that will further test the true nature of Trump’s support. In an interview with Yahoo News, Trump once again upped the ante when it comes to how the U.S. should respond to the attacks, when it comes to the treatment of Muslims in particular:

Yahoo News asked Trump whether his push for increased surveillance of American Muslims could include warrantless searches. He suggested he would consider a series of drastic measures.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/11/19/morning-plum-the-paris-attacks-are-making-donald-trump-stronger/

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

-Sinclair Lewis

[merrily]

1. We still have a Fourth Amendment. Great news! Not sure it's accurate, though.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. He is a very bad and dangerous man.

EOM

[merrily]

6. He's repugnant, but that is a separate issue from the Fourth Amendment.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. He might be thinking of imposing martial law.

EOM

[merrily]

10. I've already said he's repugnant. Not sure what you're going for here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. I am merely saying if the president declares martial law the Constitution would be effectively...

I am merely saying if the president declares martial law the Bill of Rights would be effectively nullified...

I think we are in accord that Trump is a despicable and dangerous demagogue.

[merrily]

13. He's not the President. Also good news--and it is accurate.

[giftedgirl77]

2. No fuckwad the word you meant was unconstitutional.

I swear I want to punch him in the face.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. He is a horrifying human being

[edhopper]

5. Like we're not doing that now

when was the last time the police needed a warrant?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7357538

http://www.copblock.org/147106/nc-man-refuses-to-consent-to-warrantless-search-cops-kill-him/

[merrily]

7. We are on the same page on this. See Reply 1.

[ryan_cats]

8. I heard

I heard on the radio that Trump was giving a speech in the East and there were protesters. Luckily, Trump continued to keep it classy and when Trump mentioned a protester, he said the fat guy got excited when Trump mentioned cutting food stamps.
I'm sure Trump knows all about poverty having grown up in it and had to worry about the next meal.

[napkinz]

12. ...

[backscatter712]

14. I think pictures like this are appropriate now...

[smirkymonkey]

15. Trump is on a head trip. He actually thinks that he can get away with saying this

shit because he is preying upon the fears of the average American. It seems to be working for him now, but I don't think it's going to work for him in the general election.

[napkinz]

16. ...

[Warren DeMontague]

17. We've been doing warrantless searches of drug suspects for decades.

The 4th amendment went out the window with the drug war, and we already know that the NSA feeds surveillance data to the DEA so they can track and arrest people for smoking pot.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. I have no doubt the govt does untoward shit but calling out folks cuz of their religion is messed up

EOM

[Warren DeMontague]

19. I certainly wasnt agreeing with Trump

I hope that wasnt what you took from my post, there.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. I didn't take it that way. No problem.

EOM

[Township75]

20. So are we freaking out that they will be treated the same as the rest of us?

Seriously, what good were all the Snowden/NSA is good/evil arguments that we had here? We are all being searched at the NSA's pleasure, so big f'en deal if he is going to do it to Muslims....if anything he should be criticized for extending Obama's policies.

[Rex]

21. What a fucked up person.

He goes from Hannibal to Hitler in 0.5 seconds flat.