No Disagreement Tolerated

by Bryan

If you don’t agree with The Desolation of Drumpf’s alternate reality, you’re fired:

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban.

Sally Yates, who had been appointed under Barack Obama, earlier ordered justice department lawyers not to enforce the president’s executive order.

In a statement, the White House said Ms Yates had “betrayed” the department.

Disagreeing with Hrumpfy Drumpfy is not allowed.

In reaction to the anti-Muslim ban a mosque was burned in Texas and six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Quebec were murdered.

Drumpf has ordered the military to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS in 30 days. In 30 seconds: Treat Israel like every other nation in the Middle East and pull out the US military assets.

10 comments

1 Badtux { 01.31.17 at 12:29 am }: I have an alternate take on this. Sally Yates was out of a job next week anyhow when the new A.G. comes in. She’s been out of the private market for close to thirty years now, and jobs for 50-something female lawyers are pretty damn rare. So she figured she was going to pump up her resume with the ultimate resume topper: she was gonna get fired by Donald Trump! So she trolled him… and he bit! Rather than quietly accepting her “resignation so she could be with her family” (because every political appointee turns in an undated resignation letter at the beginning of their tenure), he threw a screaming rage fit yelling “You’re fired! You’re fired! You’re fired!”

So now Sally Yates is a celebrity lawyer, and likely is going to go to work for the same law firm as Eric Holder suing the Federal government on behalf of states that Cheeto Mussolini tries to screw. Troll rating: 100%. Career prospects for Sally Yates: 500% better. You go, girl!

– Badtux the Troll-admirin’ Penguin
2 Kryten42 { 01.31.17 at 6:29 am }: Hmmm! You could be correct there Badtux! LOL

I’ve been admiring (along with many others) J.K. Rowling destroying Trumpet loving trolls on Twitter! She’s becoming quite the celebrity (I mean, for something other than her books!) 😀 She’s been quite active. 🙂 Not afraid to jump all over the MSM either, such as this:

J.K. Rowling takes issue with ‘Daily Mail’ tweet
3 Kryten42 { 01.31.17 at 7:00 am }: Here’s a copy of the memo Yates wrote to lawyers before she was fired:

On January 27, 2017, the President signed an Executive Order regarding immigrants and refugees from certain Muslim-majority countries. The order has now been challenged in a number of jurisdictions.

As the Acting Attorney General, it is my ultimate responsibility to determine the position of the Department of Justice in these actions.

My role is different from that of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which, through administrations of both parties, has reviewed Executive Orders for form and legality before they are issued. OLC’s review is limited to the narrow question of whether, in OLC’s view, a proposed Executive Order is lawful on its face and properly drafted.

Its review does not take account of statements made by an administration or it surrogates close in time to the issuance of an Executive Order that may bear on the order’s purpose. And importantly, it does not address whether any policy choice embodied in an Executive Order is wise or just.

Similarly, in litigation, DOJ Civil Division lawyers are charged with advancing reasonable legal arguments that can be made supporting an Executive Order. But my role as leader of this institution is different and broader. My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts.

In addition, I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right. At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the Executive Order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the Executive Order is lawful.

Consequently, for as long as I am the Acting Attorney General, the Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the Executive Order, unless and until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so.
4 Bryan { 01.31.17 at 9:32 pm }: I agree with certain modifications. She was about to be let go and the defecation made a direct hit on the ventilation with these Executive Orders. If she was going to have any job prospects in the legal field she needed to prove her worth in the highest position she had held. Coming out for the law and justice was the best move she could make professionally. She had no chance with a Republican firm, and now she has planted her flag.
5 Badtux { 01.31.17 at 10:34 pm }: Not only planted her flag, but His Fraudulency Donald the Trump fertilized it and made it bigger and turned her into an instant superstar lawyer by spectacularly firing her rather than “I accepted her resignation this morning due to family reasons.”
6 Bryan { 02.01.17 at 7:21 pm }: He is the most thin-skinned little twit I have ever seen. He really fits the profile for a North Korean leader.
7 Kryten42 { 02.04.17 at 11:50 pm }: I think he wants to be (certainly, Bannon does):
Trump defends Putin: “You think our country’s so innocent?”
(Listen to comments in the vid).

Maybe this will work:
Prof: “Can you sue the President based on his tweets? We’re about to find out”
8 Kryten42 { 02.05.17 at 12:07 am }: Hmmm. I just found this. Very interesting. 🙂
In Consideration of a REVOTE of the U.S. Presidential Election

Apparently, a small group of women started this & were told every step of the way it wouldn’t get anywhere. But it has reached the Supreme Court. Now they need a lot of exposure to get the Supreme Court to move it forward and hear it ASAP. So they started Twitter & other social media campaigns to gain support. Please pass this on. It may just be the only real chance we all have.

Here’s the docket on SCOTUS:
SCOTUS docket 16-907 Petition for a writ of mandamus
9 Kryten42 { 02.05.17 at 2:54 am }: Just in:

Appeals Court Denies Request For “Immediate” Order Bringing Back Trump’s Travel Ban

Yes! A win for Law, sanity & reason (for a change!) Did trumpet’s head explode??! (or more importantly, did Bannon’s? Maybe it’ll force him to do more booze & dope, then he’ll OD!)
10 Bryan { 02.05.17 at 5:33 pm }: The government attorneys knew or should have known that they had exactly zero chance of a win in the Ninth Circuit. They would need a case in the Fifth Circuit to even have a chance of a win. There are too many public statements on the record for this turkey to fly. You can’t spend months advocating for a Muslim ban, and try to claim that this isn’t a Muslim ban. The judge looked at the case and concluded that the plaintiffs would probably win, so the injunction was issued to reduce further harm. Almost 60k visas cancelled, and those thing aren’t free. There should be a class action for refunds.

The challenge on the vote had to take place when the electoral college votes were counted in January. There was no challenge, so the vote is held to be valid.