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Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
In practical situations this is impossible to implement. In constitutional terms this is an open and shut violation of that document. In consequentialist considerations this likely will cause more harm. On more nebulous grounds this is a departure from the identity of the United States.
5 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
But the Declaration, which to be fair is not a legal document, was the writing down of the philosophical position of the same people who wrote the Constitution. In that document the claim is made that rights come from the Creator. Therefore these are not American rights, they are human rights.
2 supporter.
There should be a law that prohibits someone from entering politics if they have not worked a number of years in another job.
We often see persons that have done exactly this. Bernie Sanders is a notably example of a highly popular candidate who has only held elected office jobs.
1 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
Look at the text again: "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." "Among these" implies that he didn't enumerate every single right. Compare this to the Tenth Amendment
1 supporter.
Muslims should not be able to enter the United States
However, we can develop from it a philosophical framework that can be applied to our specific political philosophy and implementation.
1 supporter.