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Trump Slams Courts By Reading Federal Law on Illegal Aliens
townhall.com ^ | 2/8/17 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 02/08/2017 7:54:42 AM PST by ColdOne

Speaking to a conference crowd of local law enforcement officers and leaders in Washington Wednesday, President Trump slammed the courts for what he perceives as lawyering of straight forward immigration law the White House is using to justify his recent travel ban.

Standing at the lectern, Trump read aloud title eight, chapter 12 of U.S. Code which states: "Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose on entry of aliens any restrictions may deem to be appropriate."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; first100days; illegals; trump; trump45
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1 posted on 02/08/2017 7:54:42 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

So why did Trump listen to the little mouse that roared in Seattle?


2 posted on 02/08/2017 7:55:51 AM PST by Professional
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To: ColdOne

Fake news media slammed Trump for offering his opinion on the 9 Circus hearing.


3 posted on 02/08/2017 7:57:13 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Professional

He didn’t.
Others backed down.


4 posted on 02/08/2017 7:57:16 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: ColdOne; Liz; AuntB; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; ...

Finally someone is using the right term

ILLEGAL ALIENS

don’t EVER use the word ‘immigrant’ or ‘immigration’ in connection with illegal aliens..

illegal aliens don’t immigrate...of any sort...


5 posted on 02/08/2017 7:57:59 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Professional

So he should ignore the courts and do what he wants? No doubt, the Dems and the MSM would make it into a Constitutional crisis. Impeachment would be the mantra.


6 posted on 02/08/2017 7:58:04 AM PST by kabar
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To: ColdOne

Did he go “Boom!” as he dropped the mic? He should have.


7 posted on 02/08/2017 7:58:04 AM PST by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: ColdOne

The McCarran-Walter Act was written by TWO DEMOCRATS and passed by a DEMOCRAT CONGRESS!


8 posted on 02/08/2017 7:58:19 AM PST by Dick Bachert (de)
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To: ColdOne

Trump is not a lawyer but he was clear about the law.

Time to kill all the lawyers.


9 posted on 02/08/2017 7:59:37 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: ColdOne

The fact that ANY court is questioning the President’s right to create a simple rule regarding foreign nationals entering the USA is PURE POLITICS — and extremely dangerous.

As Trump pointed out - If a President has this power removed by the Courts then Constitution means nothing, and we are a lawless society.


10 posted on 02/08/2017 8:00:47 AM PST by PGR88
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To: ColdOne; P-Marlowe

As has been noted elsewhere, if the courts uphold this garbage, then Trump should withdraw that EO, make this case moot, and then issue a new EO with slightly different wording.


11 posted on 02/08/2017 8:00:53 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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To: ColdOne

I love that he is fighting this.


12 posted on 02/08/2017 8:01:11 AM PST by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Darksheare

Is General Kelly waffling? Maybe Kobach would have been a safer pick from this perspective. I heard Republican squishes are the reason he wasn’t the pick


13 posted on 02/08/2017 8:02:00 AM PST by wiseprince
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To: kabar

It isn’t a matter of ignoring the courts, or the law. As Trump stated, he has every right to do his job as it is written. If you are going to let any fed judge in the country parse words, then the President may as well be the f’n Queen of England.

A “thanks but not thanks” would have been fine, and a second attempt should have been threatened with imprisonment for sedition. Remember, the “left hates us”....if we cannot get that through our thick skulls, we’re done for.


14 posted on 02/08/2017 8:03:52 AM PST by Professional
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To: ColdOne

Where are the Republican lawmakers??? Why aren’t they out in front of the cameras looks Schumer/Warren?? Why aren’t they reading this law?? COWARDS!!!!


15 posted on 02/08/2017 8:04:24 AM PST by Blue Turtle
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To: ColdOne
President Trump should've read the transcript of this video of Barky and Billy Jeff announcing bans on mooselimbs when they were president.

Video: Clinton and Obama support President Trump's Travel Ban

16 posted on 02/08/2017 8:04:39 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals w.ould have no standtairds at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Professional
by expecting it to go into the 9th circus, & by skewering now, he is exposing and delegitimizing.

The law is clear - Trump wins again, regardless of what the 9th says..

....and Im still not sick of it

17 posted on 02/08/2017 8:05:30 AM PST by Revelation 911 (clean up is a breeze)
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To: PGR88

Exactly right, and the problem now....Trump blinked. Now the left is massively emboldened.

Remember, the Californians have threatened to block the “Wall” by legal tactics.

Trump should have just laughed at them and carried on punching them in the face. Yeah, the media would have screamed bloody murder....for a day or two.... but in order to keep up with Trump they have to change their “outrage” every day.

There is only one other thing that I can think of, that would invalidate what I feel. And that would be that Trump has “set up” the court system for a massive and embarrassing failure, so he doesn’t need to ever deal with the courts like this again. I certainly hope this is the case, because otherwise I’m afraid I’ve given Trump too much credit til now.


18 posted on 02/08/2017 8:07:28 AM PST by Professional
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To: Blue Turtle
Where are the Republican lawmakers??? Why aren’t they out in front of the cameras looks Schumer/Warren?? Why aren’t they reading this law?? COWARDS!!!!

Did the Justice dept attorney utilize this in his oral arguments?

19 posted on 02/08/2017 8:07:43 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: xzins

Yes. And I’d keep doing that til the cows came home. Every time one reached any court I’d pull it and issue another one. Let them waste their time and money.


20 posted on 02/08/2017 8:07:45 AM PST by sheana
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