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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Green Card Holders Safe From Trump's Immigration Order? Green Card Holders Safe From Trumps Immigration Ban? by Stephen Lendman His anti-Muslim order caused a firestorm of outrage nationwide, from relatives of affected individuals, activists, human rights groups, as well as state and local officials. Appearing on NBCs Meet the Press, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Trumps order doesnt include green card holders going forward, then reversed himself, saying of course it does. If youre traveling back and forth, youre going to be subjected to further screening. I would suspect that if youre an American citizen traveling back and forth to Libya, youre likely to be subjected to further questioning when you come into an airport. He suggested Trumps order could include other predominantly Muslim countries besides ones so far designated - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Asked why a grace period wasnt included in his order, Priebus responded dismissively, saying (i)f you talk to people at customs and border patrol, theyll say youve got to rip off the band aid and move forward. (I)t wasn't chaos, he claimed, adding (p)erhaps some of these people should be detained further, and if they are folks who shouldnt be in this country, theyre going to be detained. So apologies for nothing here. We were working with the agencies for a long time. This was not an executive order that was simply signed from the White House and suddenly transferred the the Department of Homeland Security. They knew well what was going on, and they conducted themselves perfectly pursuant to the order. A separate article explained Trumps order violates international and constitutional law. The Supreme Court may have final say. Predicting how it might rule is a mugs game, especially if the current uproar continues and numerous law suits follow. Trumps order sparked protests at numerous airports nationwide - including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Portland, OR, Seattle, Washington, DC, Newark, Denver, and Atlanta. On Saturday, his senior advisor Kellyanne Conway tweeted (g)et used to it. @POTUS is a man of action and impact. Promises made, promises kept. Shock to the system. And hes just getting started. On Fox News, she said I dont think Washington is accustomed to somebody who's just been a brilliant businessman, whos accustomed to delivering and producing results, whos accountable to, in this case, the people. Some, by no means all, she didnt say, or explain Muslims are Americas enemy of choice, targeted for political expediency, not for any threat they pose. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
#1. To: Stephen Lendman (#0)
Get used to it, bump
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. ~ H. L. Mencken
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