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The god problem with Trump and his EO pen
Source: Deep Problems with the Proposed Executive Order on Religious Freedom | Take Care OK, brace yourselves again. Trump is about to sign yet another gratuitous Executive Order, this time on religious “freedom.” Which everyone already has. It will be … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem, War on women
Tagged executive orders, First Amendment, the American war on women, the god problem
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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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Ten states sue Trump over energy
I just picked up this abstract from the National Law Journal. If you’re like me, you’ve been driving yourself crazy every day with the essential question: “Can’t SOMEONE stop the corruption?” An answer: the states have entered the fray! As … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged executive orders, government regulations, states rights
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