Donald Trump
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Federal Blue Lives Matter Laws? Nope, Nope, Nope
Feb 14, 2017(Comments: 12)February 14, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Fault Lines contributor Sam Bieler examined some of the executive orders our sitting President issued regarding criminal justice. His takeaway was the orders were much ado about nothing. Here’s his... -
The Bigly Effective Executive Orders of President Trump
Feb 13, 2017(Comments: 0)February 13, 2017 (Fault Lines) – By February 13th of his presidency, Bush had only managed three executive orders. Obama, clearly determined to show Bush how to rule by decree, cranked out fourteen in the same... -
The View Of The Executive Order From The DFW Airport Trenches
Feb 7, 2017(Comments: 2)February 7, 2017 (Fault Lines) – When President Trump issued his Executive Order on Immigration, it got the attention of a lot of people, including quite a few here at Fault Lines. Caleb Kruckenberg wrote about... -
Handicapping Prospective Justices: It Ain’t That Easy
Feb 2, 2017(Comments: 2)February 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch has led to the expected opposition. This has less to do with Gorsuch’s qualifications or character, and more to do with the fact that... -
Trump Exceeds His Plenary Immigration Authority
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 5)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) — When I wrote in November that the president likely had the constitutional power to exclude Muslims from coming to the U.S., I included a number of caveats, describing circumstances where... -
Trump Has Bill Clinton To Thank For Broad Immigration Powers
Jan 31, 2017(Comments: 1)January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The weekend headlines were awash with hyperbole. A U.S. Senator was brought to tears. Over the weekend, the ACLU raised $24 million, which is six times its yearly average. Foreign... -
Section 5 Of Trump’s EO = Every Non-Citizen Is An “Enforcement Priority”
Jan 30, 2017(Comments: 3)January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Considerable space has been spent at Fault Lines breaking down President Trump’s ambitions and Executive Orders when it comes to immigration and deportation of non-citizens. To date, Trump’s plans and... -
How The Trump Resistance Can Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Federalism
Jan 24, 2017(Comments: 0)January 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The Trump presidency is about four days old at this point. That’s not too early for 2020 positioning to begin, and it’s not too late to write upon the mostly... -
Is Police Reform Over With AG Sessions? Only For Cowards
Jan 23, 2017(Comments: 5)January 23, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Donald Trump’s inauguration has prompted a great wailing and gnashing of teeth over the many ways the United States is about to become less great. Now, with Jeff Session’s confirmation... -
94 Sheriffs And Trump
Jan 18, 2017(Comments: 3)January 18, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the original 13 federal judicial districts and called for appointment of a Marshal for each district. The Senate confirmed President Washington’s nomination of the first...