(06-21-2018, 05:59 PM)pirkster Wrote:

(06-20-2018, 01:05 PM)pirkster Wrote: Trump announcing an executive order to keep families together indefinitely.

Expect it to get challenged in court, just as the previous admin was sued for not separating kids from parents.

It's not the President's job.  Congress must pass/correct law.  Any action/directive that is contrary to the law... is contrary to the law.

That's how our laws work.

This executive order will not stand up to court challenge, if challenged.

The work isn't done.  It's till the responsibility of Congress (who wrote the atrocity of law to begin with) to fix the law.

This is also why executive order wasn't the initial step.  It's not viable.

Hopefully, the EO will be challenged and struck down.  Only then would the Democrats be exposed for the obstructionists they have been all along regarding immigration reform.  They've already begun to pivot on the EO itself - they were given what they wanted and still can't give him credit for action they themselves aren't willing to take.

Congress will be interesting to watch.  It's about to get real regarding who truly wants to help "the children" and their spin for inaction.  Because, it's the only single thing they've got (which isn't even an issue that favors them - the majority sides with Trump and Democrats simply can't be honest about the true problems with current immigration law) to try to exploit in November.

Why do you think it will get struck down? If I'm not mistaken, this hinges on a Judge Gee granting them an exemption from the Flores settlement. If she shoots it down, I expect Trump to shift the blame to her and continue following her previous ruling. If she grants the exemption, Trump will be allowed to detain children with their parents for longer than 20 days. Trump is well within his rights as this executive order is written, so long as he follows the Judge's ruling on the matter.

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