Yet again the proponents of this law fail to realize that the Constitution is not a rights granting document but rather a government limiting document.

This thread helps explain the Trump phenomena.

It is like a patient diagnosed with terminal cancer.  He finds some doctor, or quack or snake oil salesman with a supposed cure and he wants to believe it so badly that he doesn't ask too many questions. After all, what's the alternative?

If the country is in as much trouble as you guys seem to believe, then why should we continue electing politicians as usual.  At least Trump seems to recognize what most of the real problems with our economy are, and he seems to have the will to take them on.  That is more than can be said for the rest of the career politicians.

After all, what's the alternative?  More of the same?  More elected politicians who's main goal is to get reelected?

I have given up on the American experiment.
Our debt is our undoing, and the new generation of politicians are nothing but blind tools of the people behind the government who enrich themselves at every turn, and keep everyone at everyone else's throat.
The sooner the federal government goes you of business the better. It will hurt for long time, then get much better.

Ya know....I think I like where this thread is going.

BOOM!

Game, set, and match.

Why are Trumpanzies so worried about what we will see if Trump released his tax returns?     And since when is it logical or safe to "just" take someone at their word when they seek your vote for the most powerful position on the planet?

"Trumpanzies"?  Come on Stan, I thought you were above that.

And focusing on releasing tax returns is a very leftist tactic that is designed to drive a wedge between the haves and the have-nots.  (He's rich, so he must be evil and hiding something). Another instance of the far right merging with the left.

What if an assortment of Cadets waved a Confederate flag instead of giving the black power salute? Would no punishment be appropriate, or does political correctness override common sense again?
Change the color and the entire argument collapses.

I also reject the notion that if Trump loses, it will be solely because conservatives didn't vote for him.

I dont believe anyone said that.  The Rs will lose even if every conservative votes for Trump.  He HAS to pull in some Independent and some Democrats to win.  Trump has a chance of doing that.  Cruz held no chance in hell of doing that.

Not that maybe Trump didn't run a good campaign, or maybe he wasn't the candidate people thought he was in the primaries, no, it's only the fault of the conservatives who didn't vote for him.

How can you say that?  Trump ran a phenomenal campaign.  He exceeded even the most optimistic supporters from the beginning.  I only started going in his direction once I saw he actually has a chance to win.

That being said, the campaign hasn't officially begun (we still don't have an official Democratic nominee, though we know who it's likely to be) so a lot of what I said was speculative. The point was that Trump supporters seem to already be positioning themselves to blame everyone except themselves for a defeat in November.

I will blame everyone that does not vote for Trump for allowing Hillary to become President.

It's almost as if Trump can do no wrong (and so far through the primaries, it certainly seems that way with a lot of his comments).

Trump has done and said a lot of stupid things.  But he has said a lot of good things too.

I believe he says what he thinks instead of what is "politically correct". And he doesn't apologize for it.  That is how he survived the primary.  How many politicians come back grovelling with an apology when they are challenged on an opinion they gave? How many criticized Obama for his "apology tour"?