US Politics Mega-thread - Page 6853

The end result of this, though, is that our opponents, the media, and the whole world will soon see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country are very substantial, and will not be questioned.

On February 13 2017 09:48 FreakyDroid wrote:
I realize this is a serious topic and since I couldn't see any rule about making a harmless joke, so I hope I dont break any rules, but have you guys seen the videos with messages to Trump by other countries, the titles of the videos are usually "a country" Second, so that would be for instance Germany Second, France second etc. I just watched a bunch of them and they are hilarious.

Stephen Miller told US media the court ruling was a "judicial usurpation of power" and that "the president's powers here are beyond question".

The court rejected Mr Trump's attempt to reinstate the ban on Thursday.
His executive order barred citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries from entering the US.
The ban caused chaos at US airports and sparked protests across the country.
Several lawsuits have been filed against the ban, and a federal judge has issued a temporary nationwide block on the travel ban. Mr Trump has said he may fight the case in the courts, but could also consider issuing a new executive order.

Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Mr Miller accused the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the block on Mr Trump's order, of "overreaching".
He also told ABC's This Week: "We have equal branches of government in this country. The judiciary is not supreme."

Under the US system of checks and balances, courts can declare laws, or acts by the president, unconstitutional.

The US government has argued that the president is best placed to make decisions about national security, and that the ban does not discriminate against Muslims.
But upholding the suspension last week, the three appeals court three judges said that the government had provided "no evidence that any foreigner from the countries named in the order" had carried out a terrorist attack on US soil.

On February 13 2017 09:48 FreakyDroid wrote:
I realize this is a serious topic and since I couldn't see any rule about making a harmless joke, so I hope I dont break any rules, but have you guys seen the videos with messages to Trump by other countries, the titles of the videos are usually "a country" Second, so that would be for instance Germany Second, France second etc. I just watched a bunch of them and they are hilarious.

On February 13 2017 09:41 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
Stephen Miller, the presidents senior advisor (at age 32?) just said this



That's a nightmarish quote if I've ever seen one.

http://shareblue.com/in-despotic-declaration-trump-senior-advisor-says-trumps-power-will-not-be-questioned/

On February 13 2017 12:06 Nevuk wrote:

While it is frightening, Shareblue is almost worst than Brietbart for a source.

On February 13 2017 12:32 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Holy fuck. Foreign Intel wet dream:

https://twitter.com/prchovanec/status/830917179218468869