Put another way: say some candidate seeks to impose a ‘travel ban’ because he’s motivated by animus, but (unlike Trump) manages to conceal the animus. Unclear what avenue could be pursued to challenge that, given the logic set forth by Sotomayor, which relies on *revealed* animus
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Sotomayor hints at ways the “rational basis” standard could be undermined absent a clear demonstration of animus, but always ties it back to Trump’s animus-revealing statements. To curtail the foundation of executive power, reasoning can’t be contingent on one person’s utterances
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yup, many people are ready to be sold anything by suave words. Obama's business
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Then everyone except Barbara Lee supports the AUMF and we invade Afghanistan. Next question.
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And that's the exact reasoning of the majority decision by the court. This can be extrapolated to MANY other bullshit things Trump spews on corporate media or Twitter. For most of it, he cannot be held legally liable. He can say "you misinterpret my WORDS".
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To clarify, Trump or any of his stooges like Giuliani can say an infinite amount of BS on corporate media and social media, because they're just WORDS, not actions. Yet too many people take what these imbecile say at face value, as if they're legally accountable for this speech.
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Oh but those who voted for him don't want gentility. We want toughness, and he was within every legal boundary to do what he did. That's why the Sc upheld the travel ban.
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Am I right in inferring that this gives Trump the authority to ban any and all immigration from anywhere in the world?
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Well, I guess it makes sense his crony would clear the way for the next step, which is banning all non-white people from entering the country altogether. He’d shoot them if he could.
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since the actions were also carried out by a more genteel & careful speaker prior to mr. trump coming to office, just on a smaller scale and without fanfare, history tells us that it would be just peachy for many many people
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The fact that 4 justices dissented is concerning. The power is clearly with the president.
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Someone with the mental capacity to frame such an idea with eloquence & nuance would likely have the capacity to understand the futility & cruelty of such a policy, and would be “unlikely” To use their power that way His appeal to his base is dependent upon his lack of eloquence
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You're making the same mistake the minority did in today's decision: you assume you can read the president's mind. You're not allowing for the possibility that once he won, someone convinced him that a Muslim ban was a bad idea. To not allow for this possibility is folly.
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Look handsome, dress well, shed a tear now and then, speak in a really suave & genteel tone of voice, profess love for all....as you bomb 7 Muslim nations & arm Jihadis to topple sovereign nations' leaders....and Dems are FINE...https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/09/america-dropped-26171-bombs-2016-obama-legacy …
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