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If we are a nation of law, what do we do about a bad law?
I’m working on an article about a greatly heroic man whose act in saving thousands of desperate refugees and immigrants centered on defiance of one of his country’s laws. Actually not a law, but an executive order. I think of … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged ACLU, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, DACA, Department of Homeland Security, deportations, DHS, executive orders, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Kelly, Sally Yates, Supreme Court of the United States, undocumented immigrants
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My Resistance does NOT include going to a spa
This morning reading the Times I saw the breaking news about how Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from the U.S. is being applied–immediately. I’m no longer surprised at my days of outrage punctuated by bouts of nausea. Although this time … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, My Resistance, Trump
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My holiday gift list. What’s yours?
In the November 14-27, 2016 New York magazine, Jonathan Chait offered a powerful cry to action, “Citizens, United,” in which he wrote: American small-D democrats need to treat the election of Trump’s party in a way not unlike how we … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged ACLU, Brennan Center for Justice, civil rights, League of Women Voters, Mother Jones, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica
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