Monday, June 12, 2017

DAY 144: TRUMP LOSES: Second appeals court upholds block on Muslim ban

A second appeals court -the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals- upheld the block from a Hawaii federal court to Donald Trump's Muslim ban. According to CNBC, the court concluded Trump's Muslim ban exceeded his authority and it is discriminatory.

In its opinion, the 9th Circuit said it concluded that Trump "exceeded the scope of the authority delegated to him by Congress." The judges also wrote that Trump's order violates provisions that "prohibit nationality-based discrimination and require the president to follow a specific process when setting the annual cap on the admission of refugees."

Not only that; the court cited Trump's tweets as part of the reason why it was upholding the block:

The court cited one of Trump's tweets in its decision, saying that he highlighted "dangerous" countries targeted by the measure. The judges said Trump characterized the countries as "inherently dangerous," not the people within them.

In other words, Trump's stupidity and big mouth got his own Muslim ban blocked in court.


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