[nikos1121]

Why have a law if it is ignored?

[Stentor]

Why have a law if it is ignored?

At lest it's being ignored on a case by case basis by the body that made it, not the whim of the long legged mack daddy.

[Thibodeaux]

The law includes the right of Congress to approve a waiver on a case by case basis

The law is apparently being followed and Trump has been told the waiver will not be a problem

[Ancesthntr]

“Why have a law if it is ignored?”

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It will not be ignored. Congress can pass a waiver to this law - as the text of the law, itself, indicates is an option. It isn’t used much, but when you have a particular individual that a President really wants or needs, then there has to be a way to allow practicality to overcome legalism.

FYI, I’m a lawyer - but I realize (unlike many in my profession) that the law is a tool that is supposed to be used to benefit society, not an end unto itself.