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To: clive bitterman
It’s not only about the rule of law. That argument cancels itself by the fact the the two judges took upon themselves powers that are not theirs to begin with.

I'm sorry, but your argument cancels itself by the 9th Circuit upholding the first injunction.

The 9th has yet to rule on the second injunction.

The rule of law is playing itself out, and is not finished yet. For Trump to unilaterally play "One-Man SCOTUS" at this point and declare by fiat that the lower court was wrong and he will ignore their ruling is in itself not only unconstitutional, but sets the most dangerous precedent imaginable for the next Democratic President.

You must think beyond the present and take the long view.

70 posted on 03/30/2017 3:22:29 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo

I’m sorry but I don’t understand how, if the courts have no jurisdiction over executive actions, a flawed ruling being upheld by a flawed appeal is upholding the rule of law. Regarding the 9th circuit court, wasn’t the injunction upheld by a three judge panel rather than the entire court sitting en banc? If so, why didn’t the administration appeal to the full court?

If we are to honor the rule of law, than it should be honored immediately as justice delayed is justice denied. And as far as the long view goes, we have been using that tactic for thirty years to almost no avail. That is longer than the debates leading up to the American Revolution or the Civil War.

Of course, the elephant in the room that we are both ignoring is the innocent ignorance of the American public. Probably 90% of our fellow citizens sincerely believe that a “ruling” from any federal court is the absolute final word on any matter, an erroneous opinion gleefully upheld by the popular mass media in order to bolster their view of how the country should be governed. With perception being reality for the vast majority of Americans, Trump is being successfully portrayed as an out of control bomb thrower with the federal courts being the only safety between the nation and disaster. The longer this plays out with no emphatic and immediate push back from the Executive Branch, the worse it looks for them.


78 posted on 03/30/2017 6:36:18 PM PDT by clive bitterman
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