The Ninth Circuit Tees Off on ICE Enforcement
By Andrew R. Arthur, June 2, 2017
There were two items in the past week that reflected the state of political discourse in this country.
The first was a gruesome photograph of comedian Kathy Griffin "holding aloft a bloodied imitation of President Trump's decapitated head", which was apparently published on Tuesday, May 30. The second was a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued the same day, in which, as the Washington Post reported, Judge Stephen Reinhardt "wrote that a Trump administration order to deport a Mexican man was 'inhumane' and 'contrary to the values of the country and its legal system.'"
Given the timing, both the photograph and the order were issued in isolation. Both reflect a larger issue that is poisoning political discourse in our society. And, of the two, the Ninth Circuit order is probably worse in the long run.
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