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obamanut2012

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3. It is illegal -- it is also against the act of 1965

Reply to Satch59 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 01:38 PM

Jan 2017

An EO cannot change settled law/an act of Congress like that.

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Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports; Trump Immigration Order Is Challenged [View all] ProudLib72 Jan 2017 OP

Does It Surprise Anyone Here That As Soon As Trump Signed This Executive Order That..... global1 Jan 2017 #1

these eos have all been sitting around waiting for someone thuggish enough to do them. mopinko Jan 2017 #6

I was surprised... Satch59 Jan 2017 #2

It is illegal -- it is also against the act of 1965 obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #3

Then why are people being detained? Satch59 Jan 2017 #5

he cant do that. keep saying that. mopinko Jan 2017 #7

This is so sad JonLP24 Jan 2017 #4

And if it's overturned, and theres an act of terrorism, he can point to how he tried to head it off. C Moon Jan 2017 #8

Locking... DonViejo Jan 2017 #9

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