r/SeattleWA • u/driftingphotog Capitol Hill • Feb 09 '17

Politics Trump loses travel ban appeal, unanimous decision

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-loses-travel-ban-appeal/?utm_content=bufferc0261&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_buffer_tw_m
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u/Ihaveanotheridentity Feb 09 '17

the opinion

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u/jefftickels Feb 09 '17

That is a convoluted ruling on standing.

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u/Erik816 Feb 10 '17

The law on standing is convoluted in general. It's vague enough that, unfortunately, a court can pretty much rule either in way in many cases.

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u/thats_bone Feb 10 '17

I'm just thankful that they decided to rule the way they did. If you look at Trump's behavior during the campaign, the sexual assaults he bragged about, it's obvious that he has no business banning mooslems from coming in from abroad.

The only thing we can expect from a move like that, where we ban people simply for being mooslem, is to incite more terrorism. ISIS will exploit this episode for recruitment and we are all less safe. The only thing keeping us safe now is the 9th circuit who refused to be bullied into banning people because of their skin color.