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1. nds (nds@dent.smithfam.info)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2017 15:25:29 EDT nds
   Trump travel ban wins another limited SCOTUS victory: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350097-supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-appeals-court-ruling-that-limits
   
   If you don't like his policies, make sure he doesn't get reelected, because legal challenges don't look like they are going to ultimately bear fruit.
   1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2017 19:01:05 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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      @nds There's no "But it's Trump" exception in the Constitution.  It is going to be a long term with more weirdness to come.
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2017 19:32:09 EDT lnxw48a1

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         @alpacaherder @nds Maybe now, people will understand why I don't enjoy when presidential executive orders are issued (even when I support the order's end goal). And the ability for the next executive to reverse or repeal an order at will is just as discomforting.
         
         I'm much more comfortable seeing issues debated in Congress and passed into real law.
         1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2017 19:38:42 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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            @lnxw48a1 @nds  The Steel Seizure Cases during Truman's presidency remain very instructive.  The Supreme Court opinion is easy to understand
         2. nds (nds@dent.smithfam.info)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2017 10:16:29 EDT nds

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            I think the problem is Congress doesn't assert that authority for themselves, because it is easier politically for them to let POTUS take unilateral action.
            1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2017 10:43:39 EDT Stephen Michael Kellat

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               @nds @lnxw48a1 Then make the members of the House and one-third of the Senate pay dearly in 2018.  They're all up & need defeat in whole.