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Trump Signs Order to Restrict Refugees from 7 Countries But Not Saudi Arabia

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by crossover, Jan 25, 2017.

  1. NewRoxFan

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    Kelly Conway called out for two outright lies in interview... both the comparison to Obama in 2011, and in a completely made up terrorist "massacre" in Bowling Green.

    http://www.vox.com/world/2017/2/2/14494478/bowling-green-massacre

    btw, she even lied saying it wasn't covered.

     
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  2. FranchiseBlade

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    #Alternativefacts Conway isn't afraid to sell her integrity.
     
  3. Amiga

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    http://www.geekwire.com/2017/federa...estraining-order-halt-trumps-immigration-ban/

    Federal judge approves Washington state’s restraining order
    to halt Trump’s immigration ban nationwide

    U.S. District Judge James Robart sided with Washington in a hearing called by the state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of President Trump’s controversial immigration ban — a move with huge implications for the tech industry and for the nation.

    Judge Robart aggressively questioned attorneys for both the state of Washington and President Trump in a packed courtroom before finally siding with the state.

    Ferguson said

    • the temporary restraining order, granted on a nationwide-basis, will go into effect immediately.

    “No one is above the law — not even the president,” Ferguson said Friday after the hearing.

    Ferguson filed the lawsuit Monday, claiming the president’s executive order temporarily banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries is illegal on several counts.

    Ferguson accused the Trump administration of violating the Constitution’s guarantee of Equal Protection, the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, the right to due process, and the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

    Washington was the first state to sue the Trump administration over the immigration ban. Thursday, Minnesota joined Ferguson’s lawsuit as a plaintiff. Massachusetts, New York and Virginia have also joined third-party lawsuits challenging the order.
     
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  5. Ubiquitin

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    DOJ is already appealing.
     
  6. dandorotik

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    Ok, I could understand- if barely- Trump insulting people who insulted him- at least I could justify it with him defending himself. But calling a judge a "so-called judge"? When are you Trump supporters going to stop making excuses for his embarrassing behavior? Ridiculous- you wouldn't tolerate 1/100 of this from Obama.
     
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    Trump has no respect for our constitution or the idea of Jusicial branch as part of our government.
     
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    "So-called judge". "So-called president"?
     
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    Why does this coming from the so-called president surprise you?
     
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    It's amazing. The woman Trump fired for refusing to defend his ban because she thought it was unlawful, turned out to be correct. But she's still fired.
     
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    Can someone elaborate on Iran and why it's part of the ban? It's the most perplexing of the 7 nations. There is hardly any precedent of Iranian Shia based terrorism on Western soil including Europe. Iranian immigrants also tend to be the most secular and educated group of Muslims also. I just don't see the precedent. Iranian citizens are far more pro American than Suadi citizens. We just have more qualms with their government.
     
  13. Amiga

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    Iran is evil. But it's more practical... To cause the most damages to immigrants.
     
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    It's politics. Trump is trying to ingratiate himself with Israel, for instance, and Iran has historically supported Hamas (though I think this has ceased more recently) and Hezbollah against Israel.
     
  15. Amiga

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    Not the end of it, but what a mess for the cancelled visa... >100k? <60k? Government can't get their story straight.
     
  16. TheRealist137

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    Trump is so irate now. This pleases me.
     
  17. Junkyard_Dog

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    Trump doesn't have businesses there
     
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    It doesn't surprise me. It embarrasses me. Again, on the flimsiest plane, you could say, "Well, John Lewis insulted Trump by calling him illegitimate, so he had the right to insult him back." Again, questionable, but at least you could somewhat justify it.

    This is outright slander. The judge said nothing directly about Trump himself, yet Trump, with the biggest bully pulpit now in the U.S., impugns this justice's reputation. It is disgusting and 100% unjustified.
     
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    The crazy thing is most Iranian Shia based militant groups have more secular causes and they never attack the West. There is never a 'Hezbollah inspired attack' in Europe or America.

    This is all about Israeli influence on American foreign policy. It's sick.

    RocketsLegend, you're Iranian. Do you have an answer?
     
  20. Amiga

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    Doesn't matter. Repeat it enough and his core supporters don't think judges that rule against his policy are anything but so-called judges.
     

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