Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Cruz: Letting Muslim Syrian Refugees Into The U.S. Is 'Crazy'

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz says the Obama administration's plan to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees is "nothing short of crazy."

The Texas senator told a Michigan crowd on Monday he thinks a "significant number" of refugees entering Europe are terrorists from the Islamic State group. He says it would be the "height of foolishness" to allow "Syrian Muslims" into the country.

Germany's top security official said last week that intelligence services are watching for signs that terrorists are mixing into the flow of incoming migrants but had confirmed no such cases.

In Michigan, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is talking with federal officials about what the state can do about accepting more refugees from Syria.

Cruz is campaigning for Michigan's March 8 presidential primary.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.com/
Author:  David Eggert
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