By Dan Calabrese —— Bio and Archives May 26, 2017
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The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia on Thursday refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban for six Muslim-majority nations, in another legal blow to the White House. A majority of judges on the appeals court, in a 10-3 decision, said they were "unconvinced" the travel order had more to do with national security concerns than a "Muslim ban."
The court also found the challengers were likely to suffer "irreparable harm" if the ban were implemented and that it might violate the U.S. Constitution. The appeals court maintained the injunction against the travel ban in full.This is in keeping with lower court rulings that used the same so-called reasoning. They completely ignored what the law says about the president's authority on the question, and ruled that it doesn't matter that Trump has the authority to issue the order because think they he's mean and really wants to just ban Muslims. Once this precedent is established, how can't it be used to challenge absolutely anything Trump does? The fact that he's acting within his legal authority is now apparently completely irrelevant as long as someone can make the case that Trump would do something horrible and awful if only he could, and that he lies awake nights dreaming of that very thing.
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