Conservative justices signal willingness to uphold travel ban

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Conservative members of the Supreme Court appeared to signal Wednesday that they are inclined to uphold President Trump’s third travel ban, setting the stage for what could be a major victory for the administration.

Hearing oral arguments in the blockbuster case, the court grappled with whether Trump has the legislative and constitutional powers to ban travelers from certain countries.

The latest policy, issued by a presidential proclamation, initially limited travel into the United States by people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and Chad, though the White House announced earlier this month it was dropping Chad from the list.

The challengers argue that Trump’s policy is a “Muslim ban” that discriminates against immigrants based on their religion, violating both the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and the establishment clause of the Constitution.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/384815-supreme-court-wrestles-with-legality-of-trump-travel-ban

[ck4829]

1. "Ah, we need to return to the good ol' days when it was just white people shooting up schools."

kind of thinking made this possible.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Every time I get happy that a judge did the "right thing"

I hear news like this and my bubble bursts. Yesterday a judge supported the Dreamers and now this.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10534981

[LisaM]

3. Yeah, Ralph Nader, Bush and Gore were so alike there wasn't a dime's worth of difference.

Except Gore wouldn't have appointed these Neanderthal judges.

[democratisphere]

4. drumpf got his lemming conservative SCOTUS.

Disgraceful!

[onetexan]

6. in deed, very worrisome

[democratisphere]

7. This is the kind of thing that makes me lie awake at night.

Corrupted judges. Everyday this country becomes more of mess!

[Initech]

5. We need to be out in the streets over this. Fuck this god damn administration!

[Amimnoch]

8. I think the article is completely misreading Kennedy.

No suprise at all that he’s going to be the deciding decider on this.

The article is intepreting Kennedy’s tougher, and more challenging questions going to the plaintiff in the case as Kennedy leaning towards deciding with the conservative wing. Historically though, this tells me Kennedy is actually leaning towards the paintiffs in the case. It’s usually his way of pushing the side to make their case.

The statements by Kennedy that gives me the most hope:

Kennedy then gave a hypothetical of his own about a local mayor who made hateful statements during his campaign and two days after he took office took actions consistent with those previous remarks.

I wouldn’t write this one off just yet.

[mountain grammy]

9. So awful. His ban is so blatant

if they go along with this it’s a bad sign.