Court Disallows Trump Effort to Block Dangerous Foreigners [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 12 Feb 2017 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

This week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld a lower court's blockage of President Donald Trump's Executive Order instituting temporary restraints on the entry of foreigners from seven countries currently embroiled in war and significant terrorist activity. Despite the existence of statutory authority enacted in 1952 expressly granting the president the power to issue such an Order, the Ninth Circuit judges ruled Trump's actions void on the grounds that it violated the Constitution's First Amendment clause barring the government from establishing a religion.

The Court's decision honed in on the Executive Order's language calling for barring "those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred, including honor killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own," Judge Richard Clifton called it "constitutionally unacceptable. Inasmuch as the Muslim religion expressly authorizes honor killings, the subjugation of women, and the persecution of non-Muslims, the explicit inclusion in the Executive Order of these religious practices as grounds for barring entry to persons holding such beliefs forces us to negate it."

Trump denounced the decision as "a terrible blow to the safety of this country and its citizens. The right not to be murdered or harmed by fanatics that spare no one from their depredations is a right that every citizen should expect his government to do its utmost to ensure. That this Court has gone outside the law to create fatuous objections on behalf of the interests of those with criminal intent is a terrible decision."

Democrats saw the Court's decision differently. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) hailed it as "a first victory in our battle to take back our government from this un-American usurper. Trump's notion that he can make America an arbiter of what is decent and abuse his power by trying to impose western values on foreigners as a condition of their entry into this country has been thwarted."

James Clapper, former director of national intelligence under the Obama Administration, praised the Court for "saving America from the wrath of Islamic jihadis. Telling these extremists that their values are wrong and that they won't be allowed into this country because of their beliefs runs contrary to the policy put in place by President Obama. He wisely recognized that criticizing these beliefs and using them as a factor in determining who we do and don't allow in would only aggravate their anger and make them more intent on killing us. Leaving the borders open avoids provoking them and keeps the country safer."

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https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/212496-2017-02-10-semi-news-semi-satire-february-12-2017-edition.htm

[John Semmens]

ping

[dontreadthis]

[Seaplaner]

The four op eds praising the riot were "balanced" by one that rued the violence, but affirmed the position that "views like those of Yiannopoulos are illegitimate and cannot rightfully claim to be protected by the First Amendment. I'm glad that he was prevented from speaking. The rioting could have been averted if the Administration hadn't granted him permission to come here. Future violence can be averted if they are more dutiful to their obligation to protect the students from threats originating from the presence of people like Yiannopoulos on campus."

No semi-fake news here.

Another fine column, John!

[fhayek]

He wisely recognized that criticizing these beliefs and using them as a factor in determining who we do and don't allow in would only aggravate their anger and make them more intent on killing us. Leaving the borders open avoids provoking them and keeps the country safer.

You write it as satire, but it is almost exactly what they say.

[rawcatslyentist]

it violated the Constitution's First Amendment clause barring the government from establishing a religion.

Yet turning NASA into a slime outreach wuz fine n dandy!

[TomasUSMC]

HE COULD ADD JUDGES to the Supreme Court just like FDR tried to do....and since he has the house and senate there is nothing stopping him. He could do the same to lower courts.

In 1936, President Roosevelt issued a proposal in February 1937 to provide retirement at full pay for all members of the court over 70. If a justice refused to retire, an “assistant” with full voting rights was to be appointed, thus ensuring a pro FDR majority.

Trump can do it without an amendment.

First he needs to nuke the filibuster. Should have been done the 40 days ago. If the GOP doesn’t nuke the filibuster now asap it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the GOP is the enemy.