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?1485690589Judge Donnelly: This admin-with no apparent historical & constitution rudder-will not go unchecked
Enforcing Mr. Trumps order by sending the travelers home could cause them irreparable harm, Judge Donnelly ruled.
The order, just before 9 p.m., capped an intense day of protests across the country by opponents of the order, which suspended the entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, barred Syrian refugees indefinitely and blocked entry for 90 days for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries.
Today, Judge Donnelly stated in unequivocal terms that this administration one with no apparent historical and constitutional rudder will not go unchecked or unbalanced, said Eric M. Arnone, a criminal defense lawyer in Manhattan who worked with her in the prosecutors office in the mid-2000s.
Judge Donnelly was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by President Barack Obama and was confirmed by the Senate in a 95-2 vote in 2015.
MORE:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/judge-trump-refugee-order-ann-donnelly.html
Trump team couldnt run a two-car funeral: WA governor blasts train wreck immigration mess
The governor of Washington lashed out at the Trump administration on Saturday over the train wreck of a mess caused by Trumps sweeping executive orders banning immigration from some Muslim countries and invalidating the visas of some legal residents, leaving them stranded in limbo at airports around the country.
These people couldnt run a two-car funeral, said Gov. Jay Inslee (D) at a press conference at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Saturday, according to the Seattle Times. It is a train wreck. It cant stand. Were drawing the line here at Sea-Tac.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/trump-team-couldnt-run-a-two-car-funeral-wa-governor-blasts-train-wreck-immigration-mess/
Dear World, were sorry and we hope you'll endure these days with us.
Dear World, From America
JANUARY 28, 2017 / JOHN PAVLOVITZ
Dear World,
We felt we needed to say something while saying something is still allowed.
We know many of you have lived under malevolent, unhinged Dictators before, but this is new for us. For its history our nation has been led by men who, despite their varying flaws and deficiencies, some of which were quite disturbingwere by and large, normal human beings. Whatever darkness in them, they had at the very least, a baseline of humanity and decency that more often than not insured rational behavior.
This man is not normal.
He is unstable, malignant, devoid of integrityand he does not speak for us.
Please understand that nearly three million more people voted for his opponent Hillary Clinton than for him. (Yes, we realize this is completely screwed-up). Millions more voted for other candidates, and sadly nearly 90 million of our people did not vote at all. The point is, the vast majority of Americans are not with him. He does not speak for us. His America is not our America.
Over the past week, weve watched long erected pillars of our Republic bulldozed in the stroke of a madmans pen. Weve seen the very hallmarks of who we are as a nation tossed in the garbage; the celebration of diverse coexistence, the open welcome to the oppressed, the guarantee of unalienable rights for every person, the same access to health and opportunity and safety afforded to everyone, the freedom to speak without censor or restraint. At this moment these are all in great jeopardy.
Things we took for granted in our leadership: things like goodness, wisdom, and basic truthfulness are no longer in play, and as things are eroding quickly we wanted to let you know that were sorry.
Were sorry that our apathy and laziness have yielded such a reckless, impulsive, small man to steward this nation.
Were sorry for the jagged, bitter ugliness that is characterizing us in these moments.
Were sorry to those suffering greatly, who have braved such peril to seek refuge here and whove now been turned away based on the faith they profess.
Were sorry to our Mexican neighbors whove been fashioned into convenient villains for erecting a grandiose, wasteful display of false protection that we do not want.
Were sorry to Muslims everywhere whove been used as pawns to generate irrational fear among those already susceptible to bigotry and discrimination.
Were sorry to the leaders of the world, who instead of being met by level-headed, measured, intelligent dialogue, are now greeted with the social media rantings of a furious child.
Were sorry to those who now experience the Christian faith as a racist, Nationalistic bully pulpit wielded with malice toward the very diverse Humanity Jesus lived and died for.
Were sorry to people everywhere whose lives are made more tenuous, more violent, less safe, less secure than it has been before.
We want you to know that this is not who we are. It may be who this man is. It may be who those sharing power with him are. It may even be the tens of millions who originally voted for him (though that support is vanishing quickly among those who not among the religious zealots and extremists).
But this is not America. It is not the steady, strong beacon of freedom that it was intended to be. It is not the America our people have fought and died for. It is not the one first formed in the crucible of oppression and cast into the words of our ever-disregarded Constitution.
This is not our America. Our America affirms the inherent, priceless beauty of every human being. Our America declares that no person is ascribed less value because of their skin color, religion, gender, financial means, sexual orientation, nation of origin, or any other variable. Our America is home for those seeking hope and joy and rest.
And we are going to fight for this America. Through political channels and through grassroots activism, through the use of our Press and of our personal voices, were going to expose this mans incompetence, call out his heart sickness, and condemn every violent, reckless, vicious act when it does not reflect our hearts and our will. Please do your best to disregard anything that comes from his mouth or those loudly and continually parroting his propaganda. They have proven themselves mortally allergic to the truth.
And we hope that in whatever way you can, that you will stand with us. We know that we have made this mess ourselves. We understand that you have your own problems to contend with, some far more urgent and pressing than this, but we believe that we are a single community; that we are tethered together in our Humanity, that we are in real-time crafting the life our children and their children will inherit.
Dear World, were sorry and we hope youll endure these days with us.
With Despair and Hope in equal measure, in Peace and Unity with you,
The American Majority
http://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/01/28/dear-world-from-america/
A Clemson professor got deported. I'm just at a loss for words.
https://twitter.com/NNNICKKK/status/825450376845332480
State-controlled media weighs in:
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