Trump voices outrage that a judge can overrule him
He’s terrifying. He apparently has no idea that judges can overrule him and that that’s just a normal part of how our government works. He thinks it’s lèse majesté. He has no clue how the state he’s head of which actually works.
What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S.?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
What’s our country coming to, he asks, when a judge can put limits on what a president does. What our country is coming to when that happens is an example of what is often called “checks and balances,” and it is what is supposed to happen.
I wonder if he even remembers that two weeks ago he swore to uphold the Constitution. I wonder if he even knows what the Constitution is. I wonder if he realizes he can’t just ignore it if it gets in his way.
A judge could have ruled that Executive Order 9066, that authorized the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WW 2, was unconstitutional. Unfortunately no judge did so rule, and war panic allowed a gross violation of the rights of tens of thousands of people.
Because the ban was lifted by a judge, many very bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country. A terrible decision
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
That’s a reckless and irresponsible lie. People still need visas, and people requesting visas are still vetted. Nobody is “pouring” because nobody was “pouring” in the first place. The president of the US is telling public lies about a federal judge in order to delegitimize his ruling.
Why aren't the lawyers looking at and using the Federal Court decision in Boston, which is at conflict with ridiculous lift ban decision?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Why is Trump such a reckless power-intoxicated maniac?
My current favourite theory is chronic lead poisoning. Also, a bit of bad apple.
Do we know if this judge has received death threats yet, or serious professional harassment? Trump’s got a lot of deniable followers willing to go entirely outside the law to serve his rage, and these tweets are an incitement to them.
What is America coming to, when its courts uphold the rule of law and separation of powers? I know I’m preaching to the converted here but these are cornerstones of democracy.