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How low can he go?
by Tom Sullivan
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Tuesday night, a federal judge in San Diego granted a preliminary injunction requested by the American Civil Liberties Union. Judge Dana M. Sabraw ordered that all families separated at the border by the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy be reunited within 30 days, 14 days for children under 5. Parents must be allowed to speak to their children by phone within 10 days.
Somewhere in the White House, a man busy with his hairspray will be wondering what kind of a name Sabraw is before dialing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and demanding an immediate appeal. Trump won a significant victory in yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing his latest travel band to stand and he likely won't stand for the District Court for the Southern District of California rolling back his zero tolerance policy on the southern border:
Critics expressed fears that the court’s ruling would embolden Trump to further test the limits of his statutory authority to enforce border-control laws without explicit approval from lawmakers. Aides have promised new measures ahead of the midterm elections in November, and Trump ruminated this week about the power to turn away unauthorized immigrants without offering them due-process rights.As the nation swirls in the bowl, what is stunning to behold is how profoundly un-conservative what is left of the Republican Party has become. In part, because it is no longer the Republican Party but the Party of Donald Trump.
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In recent months, frustrated by a lack of progress on his proposed border wall, Trump has called immigrants “vermin” that are overrunning the country, although arrests of unauthorized border-crossers remain historically low. He has also accused Democrats of supporting “open borders” and of facilitating the brutality of MS-13, a transnational gang with many members born in the United States.
A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country-never! Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018
Where's Inigo Montoya when you need him? Because someone needs to explain to Trump trade wars involve punishing other country's companies. Of course, if he's that angry Trump could try nationalizing Harley for failure to make proper obeisance. He's just that far gone that he might.
Wow! Big Trump Hater Congressman Joe Crowley, who many expected was going to take Nancy Pelosi’s place, just LOST his primary election. In other words, he’s out! That is a big one that nobody saw happening. Perhaps he should have been nicer, and more respectful, to his President!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 27, 2018