Is It Unconstututional for thr President to Discriminate Against Foreign Muslim Immigrating to the USA ?

Submitted by Robert (United States), Feb 13, 2017 at 23:19

Our great Constitution, after it was Amended in 1791 to include the Bill of Rights (First Ten Amendments) has a Disestablishment Clause in the First Amendment which prevents Congress from passing laws that would Establish a Religion; it also prohibits denying the free exercise of Religion.

The Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump on suspension of Immigration from 7 Muslim Majority Countries does neither of that; it does not in any way establish a religion, nor does it prohibit the free exercise of religion by Congress.

We can even permit President Donald Trump to Profile Terrorists as Muslims; and if that is Prejudice, so what? There is nothing in the Constitution which prevents the President of the United States from being Prejudiced against Syrians because he believes some may be Terrorists.

But the federal court may be persuaded to rule otherwise by the two Plaintiff states:

"Donald Trump Won't Be Seeing Anyone In Court Over His Travel Ban Just Yet"

by Cristian Farias, Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ninth-circuit-trump-travel-ban_us_589e0ddae4b094a129eae3ef

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