Justice Department will not defend executive order on travel restrictions
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[quote]The acting Attorney General Sally Yates has told Justice Department lawyers not to make legal arguments defending President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees, according to sources familiar with the order. [/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/donald-trump-immigration-order-department-of-justice/index.html?adkey=bn[/url]
And this is only going to last until she gets fucking replaced. Goddammit.
[QUOTE=froztshock;51752748]And this is only going to last until she gets fucking replaced. Goddammit.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't this defeat the point of political positions if the president can just replace them? How does it prevent total control if thats possible?
[QUOTE=Occlusion;51752924]Doesn't this defeat the point of political positions if the president can just replace them? How does it prevent total control if thats possible?[/QUOTE]
The current one worked for the previous administration. That's why she's acting attorney general.
Trumps nominee is awaiting approval.
What does this mean legally?
[QUOTE=Occlusion;51752924]Doesn't this defeat the point of political positions if the president can just replace them? How does it prevent total control if thats possible?[/QUOTE]
She's just the interim head until trump's nomination is confirmed as manafort stepped down. That nomination being Sessions, a grade-A cunt
[media]https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/826254277702189057[/media]
"Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice...." wow
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;51753368][media]https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/826252730389954560[/media][/QUOTE]
why is the president allowed to do this, exactly
[QUOTE=Snapster;51753376][media]https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/826254277702189057[/media][/QUOTE]
This reads like a parody. Fuck the whitehouse for releasing this statement.
[QUOTE=Judas;51753380]why is the president allowed to do this, exactly[/QUOTE]
Not defending the action taken, but yes. He's the head of the Executive branch and the Attorney General heads the DOJ, which falls under the Executive branch. Should he have done it because someone disagreed with him? No. Can he? In this case, yes.
"This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel"
.... what?
[QUOTE=Radical_ed;51753470]"This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel"
.... what?[/QUOTE]
How unpresidented!
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;51753496]How unpresidented![/QUOTE]
am I having an aneurysm or is that really not a proper sentence?
[QUOTE=Radical_ed;51753816]am I having an aneurysm or is that really not a proper sentence?[/QUOTE]
You mean that Trump sentence you quoted? Yeah, I was thinking the same. The "unpresidented" joke I made was just mocking his common trend of butchering ideas and not being coherent at times.
[QUOTE=Judas;51753380]why is the president allowed to do this, exactly[/QUOTE]
interim appointment
[media]https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/826276164578713601[/media]
Ted Cruz finding the positivity in this situation
[QUOTE=froztshock;51752748]And this is only going to last until she gets fucking replaced. Goddammit.[/QUOTE]
Jesus, I just read an article about this happening for real. This is just some serious shit at this point. All I can think now is "What the hell is going to happen next"
we're definitely getting into a "who watches the watchmen" territory with this level of unconstitutional bullshit
[QUOTE=Mechwarrior;51753893]Jesus, I just read an article about this happening for real. This is just some serious shit at this point. All I can think now is "What the hell is going to happen next"[/QUOTE]
I wrote that comment under the expectation that her replacement would come about through the confirmation of his appointment too, haha.
[editline]30th January 2017[/editline]
[QUOTE=aznz888;51753896]we're definitely getting into a "who watches the watchmen" territory with this level of unconstitutional bullshit[/QUOTE]
I'm afraid proper unconstitutionality is still not represented in this whole game- AG is part of executive branch and can be dismissed at whim by the prez.
[QUOTE=Mechwarrior;51753893]Jesus, I just read an article about this happening for real. This is just some serious shit at this point. All I can think now is "What the hell is going to happen next"[/QUOTE]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire[/url]
remember this and remind everyone you know about this
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;51753932][media]https://twitter.com/RonaldKlain/status/826280058771951621[/media][/QUOTE]
2020 internment camps starting to look good
[QUOTE=TheLolrus;51753885][media]https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/826276164578713601[/media]
Ted Cruz finding the positivity in this situation[/QUOTE]
Now it's confirmed his spine has traveled to another galaxy. Hidden from space and time.
[QUOTE=joshuadim;51754069]Now it's confirmed his spine has traveled to another galaxy. Hidden from space and time.[/QUOTE]
this is the man who did bent over for the guy who called his wife ugly and said his dad took part in killing JFK
what spine are you referring to
[QUOTE=aznz888;51753937]2020 internment camps starting to look good[/QUOTE]
The 2019 Relocation and American Protection Act is meant to protect lawful Americans you liberal.
[QUOTE=joshuadim;51754069]Now it's confirmed his spine has traveled to another galaxy. Hidden from space and time.[/QUOTE]
Nah I think Ted Cruz might have been just as bad had he been president.
[QUOTE=Anderan;51754096]The 2019 Relocation and American Protection Act is meant to protect lawful Americans you liberal.[/QUOTE]
in 2015, i would've laughed at this statement, just as a passing joke.
in 2017, i'm mortified by the thought.
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;51753932][media]https://twitter.com/RonaldKlain/status/826280058771951621[/media][/QUOTE]
Did anyone actually read this article? It's pretty different than the clickbait tweet. Also that site is pretty ass. Claiming Trump and his goons are Holocaust deniers? That's super fucked up.
[QUOTE=-nesto-;51754134]Did anyone actually read this article? It's pretty different than the clickbait tweet. Also that site is pretty ass. Claiming Trump and his goons are Holocaust deniers? That's super fucked up.[/QUOTE]
less "holocaust deniers" and more "holocaust downplayers"
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