9th Circuit's Decision: Not Checks and Balances, But an Act of Judicial Supremacy
Thursday, the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling that allowed for the continuation of the nationwide injunction against President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order which provided a moratorium on immigration from seven jihadist countries. Erroneously called the “Muslim ban,” this executive order caused hysterical liberals to do things like post memes of the Statue of Liberty crying and accuse the new President of tearing a hole in the fabric of this nation.
But this overblown reaction overlooked the fact that Trump’s executive order was a serious step away from the Muslim ban suggested during the campaign. If you could get past all the hyperbole in the reporting on the subject – and there was much – his executive order was simply a temporary pause on refugee admissions for 120 days. During that time, the administration would make efforts to improve the vetting process; refugee admissions would then be capped at 50,000 per year. This is slightly more than George W. Bush, slightly less than Barack Obama – hardly a cause for panic.
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