The Buck Stops Everywhere Else: Trump undermines his own travel ban

Wall Street Journal ^ | June 5, 2017

[HombreSecreto]

Pepe Badger don’t care what the WSJ thinks.

[Cboldt]

-- Now that the travel ban is going to the SC he can say anything; there will be enough judges that will follow the Constitution. --

That one is in the running for "funniest post of the day."

I do agree that he can and should say whatever he wants. The label "travel ban" is meaningless, the text and construction of the EO is at issue, not choice of mutually agreeable jargon shorthand. The judges below are political hacks, and ought to be removed from office for ludicrous and biased action under the guise of "judging." They have contributed substantially to concluding the institution is failed.

SCOTUS isn't any better, is why I find your remark humorous. This is the gang that hallucinates rights into the constitution, the right to murder the unborn, the right to homosexual marriage being a couple of recent hallucinations. Follow the constitution? Of course they assert that they do, and who are you to differ?

In the travel ban cases, every court insists (and who are you to differ?) it too is following the constitution - and EVERY court that has heard the case applies the same principle of law - when it facilitates the desired political outcome, tweets trump statutory language.

[Bigg Red]

The word “president” is a noun.

[miss marmelstein]

The Justices are required to follow the law - not to have feelings about a President’s tweets.

[Williams]

There is nothing in his statement that contradicts the current executive order or that should in any way offend any Court accept a totally prejudiced leftist judge.

[Williams]

The President should go to the court and invite them to handle foreign policy and terrorism and to take the blood of the Innocents on their hands, something which they are totally incapable of.

[FreeReign]

...the travel ban might not have become a political bonfire

The travel ban became a political bonfire because of activist Democrat judges and the Anti-American Big Media. And now we add to that a bunch of hand wringing politically correct RINOs who are afraid of their own shadow whining about Trump.

The so-called travel ban is what it is. It's a Constitutional EO that temporarily stops immigration from countries that we can't vet.

Period!

[Williams]

Why should the executive tiptoe around the Judiciary as if he was a personal injury plaintiff looking for a little money?

[Williams]

Imagine anyone believing that we don’t need to suspend travel from Iran or Syria? This is so outrageous.

[Cboldt]

-- The President should go to the court and invite them to handle foreign policy and terrorism and to take the blood of the Innocents on their hands, something which they are totally incapable of. --

He doesn't need too. The court has assumed the role of setting immigration policy based on the court's rejection of Trump's rhetoric. The courts own it now, Trump doesn't have to point it out, it's obvious.

Congress is happy about the courts (and anybody else!) setting policy, because it takes pressure and accountability off Congress, the "do nothing but take your money" institution.

[Lakeshark]

Are they really that stupid?

Yes, plus calculating.

What's scary is that four justices will likely hold up the insane lower court opinions......

[FreeReign]

There is nothing in his statement that contradicts the current executive order or that should in any way offend any Court accept a totally prejudiced leftist judge.

But...but, it's...it's a "travel ban"...waaah.

The EO is Constitutional. Trump said nothing wrong. The chinless hand wringers and thumb suckers on our side are hard to take. And that includes Kellyanne's spouse.

[Cboldt]

-- The Justices are required to follow the law --

And the press is required to report the truth.

Two failed and corrupt institutions, trying to figure out how to maintain the appearance of objectivity and logic using appeal to emotion and slick rhetoric.

[DannyTN]

The courts are lucky that there hasn’t been a successful act of terrorism committed by someone that Trump would have banned.

Loss of life and there would be a lot more calls for a judge’s impeachment.

[DoodleDawg]

They really go out of their way to avoid using the adjective “President”.

The Journal has always done that. They use the person's office title on the first mention, when they use it at all, and then use Mr. or Ms. afterwards. Besides, how many other media outlets just refer to him as "Trump"?

[DoodleDawg]

The travel bans were 90 days to allow for us to implement “extreme vetting”. Even without the implementation, more than 90 days have passed. Don’t we have “extreme vetting” ready regardless?

[STARLIT]

Yesterdays Tweeter Page of Maggie Haberman.

Trump twitter slap at Justice Department over travel ban reflects growing frustration with Sessions. @maggieNYT

Trump twitter slap at Justice Department over travel ban reflects growing frustration with Sessions. @maggieNYT https://t.co/NFpFOuSnU3— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 6, 2017

Maggie Haberman- From the "wiretapp" tweet to Comey dismissal, Trump frustration w Sessions looms large @peterbakernyt and me

From the "wiretapp" tweet to Comey dismissal, Trump frustration w Sessions looms large @peterbakernyt and me https://t.co/Rc8bwZmOsh— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 6, 2017

Most of Trump's miserable portions of last two months trace back to one thing - the Sessions recusal re Russia

This White House a tough place to work: Trump souring on Jeff Sessions. Says who? Says @maggienyt and @peterbakernyt-NYT-

Mike Kruse-Politico- “There’s no doubt that keeping members focused on investigations detracts from our legislative agenda.”

Maggie Haberman- It isn't just the investigations. It's also the seeming inability of POTUS to stay focused.

Maggie Haberman- Random woman, New Yorker, White House correspondent for NYTimes, analyst CNN. RTs don't imply agreement. maggie.haberman@nytimes.com****************************

Maggie Haberman YESTERDAY tweets were HIT SESSIONS HARD and keep hitting the agenda that our President is unhappy with Sessions. It was 24/7 and as much as we might overlook this Piece of C#AP she does set the agenda for ALL the other main stream news sources. Its like she gets her orders and they ALL fall in line to her agenda. I've been following her for over two years on the Trump Train.

[miss marmelstein]

The Justices are required to follow the law - not to have feelings about a President’s tweets.

[miss marmelstein]

Yes. You put your finger on it: two corrupt institutions. Will my country recover?

[The Toll]

Fine. All planes routed to the United States carrying Nationals from the 6 listed countries will be escorted by F16 to a landing strip in the Azores where it will remain until said passengers are returned.

Tell the courts to stop that!