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To: Jim Robinson
He can, but the result would be a mess.

Many of the career lawyers in the DOJ would resign in protest.

ICE agents-- the ones on the front lines who have to enforce the EO-- might enforce it or they might not. If they did, the federal court would probably hold some ICE agents in contempt in order to scare the rest of them. Trump and the federal courts would then be issuing conflicting orders to the U.S. Marshals, resulting in more resignations and more chaos.

The Democrats in Congress would immediately introduce an impeachment resolution, and some Republicans of the McCain-Graham wing would join them.

In short, we would quickly find ourselves living in "interesting times."

112 posted on 02/09/2017 4:34:48 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
Why could POTUS not, in this interim, freeze ALL immigration pursuant to Title 8 § 12 US Code Part II 1182 (f) ?
116 posted on 02/09/2017 4:36:50 PM PST by tomkat
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To: Lurking Libertarian

Also, he needs to channel Bill kinton and fire the DOJ attorneys en-masse.


162 posted on 02/09/2017 5:07:52 PM PST by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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