Posted on 06/17/2016 9:03:03 AM PDT by lodi90
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has made clear he doesn't agree with a proposal put forward by Donald Trump -- whom Ryan has endorsed -- to ban Muslim immigration into the United States, but in an interview with the Huffington Post Thursday, Ryan floated taking a President Trump to court if he tried to implement such a ban or some of his other controversial proposals unilaterally.
I would sue any president that exceeds his or her powers, Ryan said in a back-and-forth about Trump's claims that he could implement a Muslim ban or build a Mexican border wall without congressional approval.
Ryan said he wasn't sure of the "legal question" of whether Trump could institute a Muslim ban on his own as president.
Thats a legal question that theres a good debate about, he said, citing the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act.
"On the broader question, are we going to exert our Article I powers and reclaim this Article I power no matter who the president is? Absolutely," Ryan said. He also said he discussed the limits of the executive power with Trump.
In the interview, Ryan said his endorsement of real estate mogul did not give Trump a blank check, and that he was still trying to achieve "real unity" between the presumptive nominee and his caucus.
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Trump should simply announce that he doesn’t want Ryan’s endorsement, and that he’s rejecting it. Then contribute the limit to Nehlen’s campaign for himself and Melania. Then go there - soon - and appear at a $10,000/plate fundraiser for Nehlen.
Ryan is all-in with the Cheap Labor Express, and he doesn’t give a DAMN about our physical safety or the survival of our culture over time. Its all about what he can get, and get NOW. Screw him, screw his mother for giving birth to this traitor, screw everyone who looks like him, and screw the camel he road in on.
RYAN DELENDA EST!
Ryan was probably taken over before he even went to Washington.
“This is a bit of a canard, too, since as far as I know Trump has not said he was going to do this unilaterally.”
Ya think? When Hillary released her tax plan did Ryan threaten to sue her? She can’t implement it from the executive branch either.
The president has the authority to deny visas. This is what Trump said he would do. Ryan is again acting like an idiot when he brings up the issue of Naturalization.
I thought the judges would be the thorn in trump’s side. Seems the republicans will be.
US v. Burwell was filed in the summer of 2014. This case is on the (un)Affordable Care act, and the presidents power to unilaterally modify statutory deadlines. Ryan was not speaker when the case was filed.
there is a huge difference between Conservative and imbeciles, only imbeciles would vote for ryan.
Ryan must need the Sharia vote to win his primary Wisconsinastan.
Never underestimate the power of stacks of small untraceable bills in large envelopes delivered on a schedule.
cuckoo
No not trump we the people need to take action however it needs to be done ....we have to take a stand. Enough ! Anywhere Ryan goes we need a group of people to follow him and protest. I think these assholes get such a pass that they can do whatever they want because they don’t answer to no one !! They have no fear of the people. I wonder why?! Ryan’s hometown are not going to fire the asshole...the whole country needs to bear down hard on him. We need to beat him to a pulp!!!!
Anyone here know his schedule? Will he be out of DC and campaigning somewhere? Or his daily routine?
Very interesting questions. He is acting very strangely.
Also we need to find out what airline is fying the refugees in!
Oops ..flying
Ryan is like Barney Fife with one bullet in his shirt pocket trying to sound tough.
“I hope they fight as hard against Trump as they do against Obama.”
Post of the day ! :-)
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“I would sue any president that exceeds his or her powers, Ryan said
Well, except for Obama who doesn’t need to worry about a Ryan lawsuit as much as he does wiping Ryan’s slobber off his shoes.
Barney Fife never had the power that Ryan has. And Barney was never a Muslim.
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