Posted on 02/03/2017 4:38:49 PM PST by Pinkbell
SEATTLE/BOSTON - A federal judge in Seattle on Friday granted a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's recent action barring nationals from seven countries from entering the United States.
The judge's order represents a major challenge to the Trump administration, which is expected to immediately appeal. The judge declined to stay the order, suggesting that travel restrictions could be lifted immediately.
The challenge was brought by the state of Washington and later joined by the state of Minnesota. The Seattle judge ruled that the states have legal standing to sue, which could help Democratic attorneys general take on Trump in court on issues beyond immigration.
"It's a wonderful day for the rule of law in this country," said Washington state solicitor general Noah Purcell.
The decision came on a day that attorneys from four states were in courts challenging Trump's executive order. Trump's administration justified the action on national security grounds, but opponents labeled it an unconstitutional order targeting people based on religious beliefs.
Earlier on Friday, a federal judge in Boston on Friday declined to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed some immigrants into the United States from certain countries despite being barred by U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order.
Also on Friday in Virginia, a federal judge ordered the White House to provide a list of all people stopped from entering the United States by the travel ban.
The State Department said on Friday that fewer than 60,000 visas previously issued to citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen had been invalidated as a result of the order. That disclosure followed media reports that government lawyers were citing a figure of 100,000.
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Please have patience. The socialist, bleeding heart liberals had many years to accumulate power via 10,000 judges and 100,000 faculty lounge professors. Election of DJT is the beginning of pendulum swinging back. He needs to appoint 2 or 3 justices on SCOTUS. And hundreds more federal judges.
The judge drinks left coast water. Besides he was appointed by the compassionate not so conservative GWB, who wrecked the Treasury with his stooooopid Iraq war and destabilized the entire middle-east. I spent a dozen years in Northwest, and it is liberal country. I am so happy to be living in Florida now. This is a well run state, with low taxes and less regulations.
J Rupert the centrist, is being replaced by little Jimmy (his wife worked for the Clintons) and Lachlan, his two sons. BOTH anti Trump and real libs.
Judge appointed by that liberal Globalist Jorge El Segundo. I guess the “gift” of Obama was not enough.
Do you miss him yet?
Damn globalist elites.
Yep.. Bush showed his true Progressive self. Thank goodness we have an _AMERICA FIRST_ POTUS.. Not a political ideologue.
My brother tried to convince his wife to move to Florida years ago.. Sadly it’s too late now.. Stroke-related dementia. It’s heartbreaking.
exactly.
This judge regardless of who appointed him is way out of order. the law clearly states that the President has the authority to do this, and there was never a problem when obama did this. Yet again we see selective, fake outrage
good point. States do not have a right to refuse refugees, but now one judge in a liberal crap hole tells the federal government has to accept refugees.
Does not make sense.
This is the tired long-time strategy of mindless leftists: don't argue the issues - dominate the dialog so no one else gets to speak . . . ergo: they win the argument.
THE SOLUTION: STOP WATCHING! I quickly saw what Carlson's show was going to be - and that he did not have the gravitas to take control.
Do yourself and your emotional stability a favor and tune out... Leftists may dominate4 Carlson's show - but NOT my time.
I love living in Florida. I worked for a few years up in MA, and it is a cesspool of liberals, intolerance, and most are full of hatred, who are brainwashed by the liberal media there.
Fl has no state, tax, cheap property taxes, decent weather etc.
I managed ot talk my wife on leaving MA and she said it was the best move she has ever done by moving to FL.
My email referred Carlson to this FR thread (with a link) and asked him to read a specific range of posts so he can see the uprising among his original fans.
We'll see what his reply is...IF there is one...IF he ever receives the email at all...and I'll post any response or lack of one here.
Thanks, Bob.
Leni
Kudos to American voters for FINALLY voting in a true AMERICA_ FIRST_ POTUS! I have been waiting for this since 1972 when I first became eligible to vote as a naturalized US citizen, born in India. I will confess, until recently, I was fooled by the republican candidates, until Trump focused on the $800,000,000,000 trade deficits EVERY YEAR. No more of the cheap labor loving RINO’s funded by COC & ultra-rich donor class who do not give a damn about the vast hard working middle class. The middle class is the backbone of a democratic republic, who do the actual work in functioning of the country.
I sent him the following message on Facebook:
Tucker, please go to FreeRepublic.com with this link...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3521119/posts
There you will see many posts suggesting constructive ideas for your TV show on Fox, which I watch every evening.
You can also message him by Tweet.
Keep up the good work, please!
His Twitter handle:
#tucker carlson
I believe it. I would move to Florida in a heartbeat if my extended family would move there.
We both left families and brought the kids to FL. We chose a republican county where republican out number Dems and independents too.St Johns county which is not small by any means.
I look at my kids now, and see how great they have and are doing, and think how they could have been brainwashed by the amount of liberals if we had stayed up north.
I wish you all the best.
Trump should also tell all the airlines that, if they dare to have a banned person on their flight, then he will not be permitted to exit the plane, and will have to go back. The Trump administration DOES have the power to cancel landing rights for all foreign airlines who annoy him.
Folks, we want Tucker to read what we're posting here about the strange turn he's taken on his shows...it's useless to be talking to ourselves.
Please reach him any way you can and refer him to this thread on FR. I will post any reply I receive from my own detailed email to his news department.
I don't do Twitter or Facebook, but many of you do. Please read the two comments from Entropy just above ON HOW TO REACH TUCKER ON THE SOCIAL WEBSITES.
Consider this a FREEP ! Thanks,
Leni
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