Since the start of President Trump's term, the media and the Democrats have gone crazy shouting about his ban on Muslims. Of course, there has never been such a ban, but the Executive Orders issued by Trump were so characterized incorrectly. The court in Hawaii and the Ninth Circuit both barred enforcement of each of the three Executive Orders. The third order was put in place some months ago, and, as usual, the courts stopped it.
Today, the Supreme Court let the entire Executive Order go into effect. In one paragraph, the Supreme Court swatted away the district judge and the court of appeals. The key is not just that the Supreme Court ruled in the President's favor. No, the key is that the vote was 7-2. That means that Justices Kagan and Breyer who are both strong liberals recognized the propriety of the Executive Order. It's a not so subtle way of telling the court of appeals what the ultimate outcome will be if they screw up the decision one more time.
The Executive Order at issue here is not even close to any line of impropriety. It provides that people from eight countries cannot enter the USA except if a waiver is granted. Only six of the eight countries are Muslim majority countries, so it's hard to call this a Muslim ban. The order also provides that if the feds can certify that any country on the list has started to provide the necessary background information on people seeking entry to the USA, then the ban will be lifted for that country. In other words, we have countries that cannot or will not give the USA adequate information about those seeking entry so as to let the USA decide if the person is a security risk. Only in the world where all American actions are bad and anything the President does is, by definition, an outrage, could this Executive Order be called a Muslim ban. The Supreme Court recognizes this. Will the media?
Today, the Supreme Court let the entire Executive Order go into effect. In one paragraph, the Supreme Court swatted away the district judge and the court of appeals. The key is not just that the Supreme Court ruled in the President's favor. No, the key is that the vote was 7-2. That means that Justices Kagan and Breyer who are both strong liberals recognized the propriety of the Executive Order. It's a not so subtle way of telling the court of appeals what the ultimate outcome will be if they screw up the decision one more time.
The Executive Order at issue here is not even close to any line of impropriety. It provides that people from eight countries cannot enter the USA except if a waiver is granted. Only six of the eight countries are Muslim majority countries, so it's hard to call this a Muslim ban. The order also provides that if the feds can certify that any country on the list has started to provide the necessary background information on people seeking entry to the USA, then the ban will be lifted for that country. In other words, we have countries that cannot or will not give the USA adequate information about those seeking entry so as to let the USA decide if the person is a security risk. Only in the world where all American actions are bad and anything the President does is, by definition, an outrage, could this Executive Order be called a Muslim ban. The Supreme Court recognizes this. Will the media?
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