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Mitch McConnell: Congress unlikely to step in if courts throw out Trump travel ban
CNN ^ | 02/05/2017 | By Eric Bradner

Posted on 02/05/2017 10:02:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump isn't likely to get his travel ban implemented by Congress if courts strike it down.

"I don't know that that's necessary," McConnell told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" Sunday. "I mean, the courts are going to decide whether the executive order the President issued is valid or not, and we all follow court orders."

McConnell's comments come after a federal judge put a pause on Trump's order that barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries -- Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen -- from entering the US for 90 days, all refugees for 120 days and indefinitely halts refugees from Syria.

Trump lashed out at the "so-called judge," tweeting Saturday: "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!"

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 115th; bordersecurity; congress; first100days; mitchmcconnell; travelban; trump45
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To: CatOwner
"They’re trying to get Trump to seriously misstep the constitution by these rulings so they can impeach him. I hope someone in the WH has some oversight because Trump might do it."

Good point, but if the final ruling is that we cannot control our borders, we will simply be buried as has been the open borders uniparty plan all along.

61 posted on 02/05/2017 11:07:56 AM PST by Truth29
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To: CatOwner

The President will not be impeached with a GOP Congress. If Ryan ever even considered it, there would a public firestorm the likes he could never imagine. Impeachment will not happen.


62 posted on 02/05/2017 11:12:24 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Alberta's Child

I often think McConnell and George Will are the same exact RINO. Both have same same limp wristed wuss mentality and the same puppet mouth.


63 posted on 02/05/2017 11:16:59 AM PST by Blue Highway (Q)
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To: Hostage

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-declines-to-renew-restraining-order-on-trump-travel-ban/index.html


64 posted on 02/05/2017 11:20:55 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SeekAndFind

McConnell friend of Reid any questions.


65 posted on 02/05/2017 11:25:05 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: VanDeKoik
Something is going to need to be done. It isnt enough to make turtle jokes and scream treason at the computer. This isn’t a spectator’s show where we all get to kick back and relax because of last November.

Who & where can we go to get a plan instituted to make him totally ineffective? Tell Trump to fire his worthless wife that he appointed. Let's hear something from other senators.

66 posted on 02/05/2017 11:25:47 AM PST by Digger
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To: SeekAndFind
Robarts temporary order is good until Feb 21st. Then I believe he has to be more specific as to his charges.

Looked up the difference between temporary restraining order and a restraining order. Looks like temp is good for 14 days.

So the question is....will Robarts push this again...or let it run out cuz they know they would lose. Was this just a distraction? I now believe just a distraction....giving the Dems some kind of leverage??

Dems are being really stupid but this is just payback for Obama's executive order which lets all these illegals violate the law, sign up for healthcare, register to vote...etc etc

67 posted on 02/05/2017 11:28:11 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Regulator

We are very close to a Constitutional Crisis....


68 posted on 02/05/2017 11:29:29 AM PST by PigRigger
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To: SeekAndFind

Time to throw McConnell out.


69 posted on 02/05/2017 11:31:24 AM PST by Wuli
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To: SeekAndFind

I bet there are already 19 GOP Senators willing to convict Trump on a Bill of Impeachment.

I do not believe there are 218 House members willing to bring charges - not yet, anyway.


70 posted on 02/05/2017 11:34:58 AM PST by Jim Noble (Die Gedanken sind Frei)
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To: Sacajaweau

Sorry, that has nothing to do with Robarts.


71 posted on 02/05/2017 11:36:29 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t know why he can’t issue a new order that requires countries to have a minimum of ID requirements for their citizens and an independent means for US customs to verify and investigate subjects if necessary. Somalia and South Sudan (I know, S. Sudan not in the ban), are basically ruled by warlords and most certainly have compromised or non functional ID systems.
It’s difficult to verify Syrians and Iranians independently because we don’t have normal diplomatic relations with those countries. It would be reasonable to argue that some of these countries are openly hostile to the US and refugees from these countries should be consider as terrorist operatives until proven otherwise.


72 posted on 02/05/2017 11:36:54 AM PST by grumpygresh (When will Soros be brought to justice? Crush the vermin, crush the Left.)
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To: SeekAndFind

McConnell and Ryan seem to be teeming up because they want to maintain their ego-power positions.


73 posted on 02/05/2017 11:46:39 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why is this jackass majority leader? McConnell has got to go!


74 posted on 02/05/2017 11:47:07 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: SeekAndFind; All

Time to start calling and tell these jerks get on board with Trump.

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


75 posted on 02/05/2017 11:49:40 AM PST by MagnoliaB (You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
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To: SeekAndFind

McConnell will not act legislatively to support the travel ban. He will not allow investigation of vote fraud. He has slow walked hearings.

This guy is a BIG part of the problem. He needs to be crushed like the bug that he is.


76 posted on 02/05/2017 11:52:07 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Texas Eagle

Dude,

The Galapagos comment! Pure gold!


77 posted on 02/05/2017 11:52:20 AM PST by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Still no back bone


78 posted on 02/05/2017 11:55:51 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SeekAndFind

How could they step in? Sounds like an absurd question he was asked so the press could create a phony story.

Congress already passed a law authorizing this back in the 1950s. Passing another law the courts may just ignore wouldn’t do any good.


79 posted on 02/05/2017 12:01:06 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: SeekAndFind

Of course Bitch McConnell is on the dark side.

SOROS $$$$$.


80 posted on 02/05/2017 12:04:35 PM PST by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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