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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is violating court orders and there doesn't seem to be a way to make him comply.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/02/trump_is_violating_the_court_orders_against_his_muslim_ban.htmlIf you would have asked me any time in my life, would we get a president who could absolutely disregard the three-system body that we have in this country, I wouldnt have believed you, Goldberg told me when we spoke on Wednesday. To blatantly disregard a judicial order is for me beyond comprehension. Fourteen days into the Trump administration, were learning the world is daily more full of things previously thought to be beyond comprehension.
We've relied on the courts to keep the other branches of the government from violating the law or the Constitution, and in the past their orders have always been obeyed. Even Nixon eventually gave up the secret tapes, though the issue went to the Supreme Court. But apparently the CBP has been directed (by whom?) not to obey the federal courts' TROs. We are in a mess now.
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)Go to agency flunky #1, demand the documents
When they refuse, have them arrested.
Tell them to let Trump know he can come bail their ass out of jail any time.
Move to agency flunky #2.........repeat
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)any CBP officer who defies the court orders? Then what?
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)simple
They wouldn't send federal marshalls anyway
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)Doubtful local cops would have the authority to arrest a federal official for defying a federal court order.
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)Really? Take a moment please and think about what you are saying......
Do you REALLY think they send federal marshalls to pick up every idiot to violates a court order?
Hell no, they don't. They send a warrant to the locals and ask them to pick up the violator. Then they transfer them to a federal court for a hearing.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)and re-check my constitutional law and federal criminal procedure textbooks. I did this stuff for a living.
Federal marshals are used to enforce federal orders. That's the way it works. The Marshal's Service executes all lawful writs, processes, and orders issued under the authority of the United States.
But now it looks like the marshals are refusing to even serve the orders. http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/02/01/us-marshalls-accused-of-not-serving-court-orders-about-immigration-ban/#d13b1a217475
enough
(13,259 posts)Glitterati
(3,182 posts)I'm living in the real world.
Where every fucking day of the week, people are arrested for violating a court order.
You?
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Glitterati
(3,182 posts)What the ever loving HELL?????????????
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Now he can fill their spots with his private goons to keep away anyone with authority to arrest him for defying a court order.
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)Has nothing to do with protecting Trump personally in this case
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)9am to about 3pm. Missed those updates from the early morning bits.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)Clemons corrected and clarified his reports to now state that officials with White House cyber security were forced out. His new tweets have been added at the end of this article.
The report regarding the Secret Service personnel is absolutely false, an agency spokeswoman said Friday.
She referred all further questions to the White House press office, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)When the rule of law goes away so does everything else.