DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 First, candidate Donald Trump said a judge of Mexican descent couldn't give him a fair hearing. Now, President Trump's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is suggesting that a judge from Hawaii — which he dismissively labels “an island in the Pacific” — should not be able to strike down Trump's travel ban. Here's what Sessions told radio host Mark Levin on Wednesday, in audio uncovered by CNN's Andrew Kaczynski: "We are confident that the president will prevail on appeal and particularly in the Supreme Court, if not the Ninth Circuit. So this is a huge matter. I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the president of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power." There are a few problems with this. The first is that Hawaii is a state and has been since 1959. Dismissing it as “an island in the Pacific” is the kind of thing that will earn you the pleasure of apologizing to an entire state. We'll start the countdown clock. The second is that the judge isn't a Hawaiian judge, per se. Derrick Watson is actually a federaljudge who happens to serve on a district court in Hawaii. And in case you were wondering, he has some of that all-important mainland experience and perspective, having worked as a lawyer in San Francisco. And the third is that Hawaii does have major ports of entry, with international travelers arriving regularly. (We hear the beaches are nice or something?) Hence, it is affected by Trump's travel ban. This is hardly the first time the Trump administration has sought to undercut or question the powers of judges who run afoul of Trump. There was Gonzalo Curiel, of course, and then there was Trump's lengthy campaign to question whether the courts even had the authority of overrule his travel ban. Even now-Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch called Trump's attacks on judges “demoralizing” and “disheartening.” Trump seemed to back away from those attacks for a while. But now Sessions has picked them up again. Your move, entire state of Hawaii. Update: Hawaii's two Democratic senators have responded: Update No. 2: In a statement, the Department of Justice doubles down -- including on the "island in the Pacific" part: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/20/jeff-sessions-doesnt-think-a-judge-in-hawaii-a-k-a-an-island-in-the-pacific-should-overrule-trump/#comments What a disgrace to Keebler cookies.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Racist in chief need to simmer down. Klan meets on Fridays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envi 765 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Oh wow. Oh wow. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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donutellha 13,819 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 now they need a lesson in politics AND geography! when will the mess stop? Walk down the runway but don't puke, it's okay. You just had 10 donuts today. Without frosting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 we'd be happy to leave this god forsaken country and join canada. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 57 minutes ago, Envi said: Oh wow. Oh wow. Do you have actually something interesting to say - instead of posting countless of times your bloody "Oh wow. Oh wow." all over the board? Pathetic... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envi 765 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, Qualle1 said: Do you have actually something interesting to say - instead of posting countless of times your bloody "Oh wow. Oh wow." all over the board? Pathetic... News these days are spate of predictable messes. And my reaction remains unchanged. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, donutellha said: now they need a lesson in politics AND geography! when will the mess stop? Even though I am German and more interested in national as well as European politics, I am also following the absurdity of the US-Administration since Donald Dump became POTUS. This is all so embarrassing... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, Envi said: News these days are spate of predictable messes. And my reaction remains unchanged. *YAWN* MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envi 765 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Qualle1 said: *YAWN* *YAWNS* ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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