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Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:09 PM Jun 2018

In the words of the late Admiral Ackbar, "It's a trap!"

This executive order is designed to be struck down, thereby allowing this monsterous regime to start separating kids from their families again in three weeks.

Josh Marshall at TPM sums it up:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/and-there-you-have-it

And there you have it.

And there you have it. DOJ confirms that the White House knows the President’s executive order is in fact illegal on its face. What it does is set a 20 day countdown until Trump blames a court for forcing him to separate more families again.

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In the words of the late Admiral Ackbar, "It's a trap!" (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Jun 2018 OP

It is far from over... lame54 Jun 2018 #1

That will practically insure that Democrats take over Congress in the Fall and Sophia4 Jun 2018 #5

NY Gov. Cuomo cilla4progress Jun 2018 #2

He's right. INDEFINITE DETENTIONS. Just so long as the GEO GROUP and other prison... Anon-C Jun 2018 #4

As I figured ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #3

But....suppose some group gets an injunction prohibiting Trump from doing this. Stuart G Jun 2018 #6

How in the world is this starting up again in a few weeks a win for them? He's not going to Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #7

lame54

(35,317 posts)

1. It is far from over...

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:14 PM

Jun 2018

As horrifying as the baby prisons are it is the zero tolerance policy that is the real poison
Trump's "Well I tried. No harm, no foul." attitude is not gonna fly. The shit only gonna get deeper for him

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)

5. That will practically insure that Democrats take over Congress in the Fall and

Reply to lame54 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:21 PM

Jun 2018

could be the real although perhaps not stated reason for Trump's impeachment.

cilla4progress

(24,760 posts)

2. NY Gov. Cuomo

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:14 PM

Jun 2018

agrees.

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

4. He's right. INDEFINITE DETENTIONS. Just so long as the GEO GROUP and other prison...

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:20 PM

Jun 2018

...industries get to bill the taxpayers for inmates of some kind.

LenaBaby61

(6,977 posts)

3. As I figured ...

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:14 PM

Jun 2018

This fake "Executive Order" is TEMPORARY.

In 3 weeks to 1 month, it appears that it will be back to non-normal chaos ...

KNEW IT. The devil was in the tRumputin details. This bill was to take the heat off of HIM for a while until he starts up another mess concerning something ELSE.

Stuart G

(38,439 posts)

6. But....suppose some group gets an injunction prohibiting Trump from doing this.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:24 PM

Jun 2018

Then what?

Trek4Truth

(515 posts)

7. How in the world is this starting up again in a few weeks a win for them? He's not going to