This is the choice: some harmless people will be kept out, or some harmful people will be let in. That’s it. And this should never have had to go to the Supreme Court, as the law is quite clear:
(f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President
Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.
“Supreme Court reinstates Trump travel ban,” Associated Press, June 26, 2017:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it.
The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.
Trump said last week that the ban would take effect 72 hours being cleared by courts….
Michael Copeland says
Time for the judges who ruled against it to be put out to grass.
Jim Conch says
I agree. Time to get rid of the loonies!
MM says
Indeed. If a judge rules in contradiction to the law there are no consequences. He just cannot be hold accountable by anybody. Even if (as in this case) the ruling is overturned by the SC, it still causes injustice (here also real damage) in the meantime. That’s a real problem for the rule of law. Or am I wrong here?
p says
obama-judges will do whatever you want them to. Like an EBT Barbie
Charles R Coffey says
Oh no! Obama is in Indonesia. Oh well.
TruthWFree says
His place of citizenship, no doubt. I doubt that he is a US citizen. He should still have to prove that.
Charles Coffey says
Oh no! Obama is in Indonesia! Oh well…
notmoron says
OMG! Today is a bad day for the Leftists and their propaganda “media”
It was Ramadan and now the ban.
I’m enjoying the Day
Guest says
At last
Emilie Green says
I can look at the weather vane to see which way the wind is blowing as well as anyone else. The USSC allows the meat of DJT’s travel ban to go into effect. That’s a win in anyone’s book (though the left won’t admit it).
Schrödinger says
Hallelujah!
And there’s the strong possibility of another Supreme Court vacancy coming up in the near future.
Oliver says
Does anyone know the vote. Regardless of some justices leanings there were a number of 9 to 0 against Obama.
ItsReallyQuiteClear says
Oliver,
The SC opinion is at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/16-1436_l6hc.pdf.
It looks like the court issued a “per curiam” opinion, which I understand to be an opinion of the entire court, as a single body. There was an additional opinion issued by “JUSTICE THOMAS, with whom JUSTICE ALITO and JUSTICE GORSUCH join, concurring in part and dissenting in part.”
Thomas wrote, in part “…weighing the Government’s interest in preserving national security against the hardships caused to respondents by temporary denials of entry into the country, the balance of the equities favors the Government.” Also worth noting, he expressed concern “that the Court’s remedy will prove unworkable”, due to his expectation that:
“The compromise also will invite a flood of litigation
until this case is finally resolved on the merits, as parties
and courts struggle to determine what exactly constitutes
a “bona fide relationship,” who precisely has a “credible
claim” to that relationship, and whether the claimed
relationship was formed “simply to avoid…[the Executive
Order]…”
Never got to looking up an SC decision before. Thanks for providing the motivation for me to learn a bit about how they work.
Bill49 says
Good news to start the week! Simple interpretation of the right granted to our President to protect us citizens and our freedoms. The buck stops here. A beach head. A real red line.
traci94 says
Yes!! A small victory! I’ve never understood how leftist judges could stop Trump from using a power that has been granted to him by the Constitution. And, although I’m glad that the Supreme Court has allowed this ban to be reinstated, I agree with someone above who said the 90 day ban is absurd. I mean, granted, it is at least something, but that just doesn’t seem long enough to me to figure out better vetting procedures. As Robert has mentioned before, Tashfeen Malik (spelling?) of the San Bernadino massacre passed through 5 vetting procedures or tests (or whatever). Unfortunately (or fortunately), since it is so hard to determine who is a “peaceful” Muslim and those who are here to commit jihad or even those peaceful Muslims who later decide to take the Qur’an to heart, the only thing that will truly work is to ban the entire religion! Which will NEVER happen here. I wish that our government could at least tell Muslim organizations and everyone coming here that we will NEVER pass Sharia law in this country, so if that is your goal don’t even bother.
Oliver says
The “vetting” for the San Bernadino– the vetters (?) (HSA?-) WERE NOT ALLOWED to view or use their FACEBOOK or other ‘social media” postings. (I read that, at the time of the San Bernadino murders- that the FB postings had a number of anti-American statements.
Spike1047 says
Your piece brought up several points which I found fascinating: not being a US citizen I really do not understand how a President can be blocked from doing anything which is not treachery i.e. killing someone or selling secrets to a foreign power (and the first one is debatable). No, the moslem religion will never be accepted in the US as an official partner with government but as shown by CAIR the moslems can buy areas to build giant mosques, take over areas of land to build ‘ghettos’ and increase their power over ordinary americans by simple methods. An example is that within weeks of taking over as mayor London Khan adverts on buses displaying girls in bikinis were taken off. A small measure but very telling. Ordinary people were never asked about what they felt. Another example is the slow acceptance of halal food in supermarkets. These small occurrences are not felt to be important but the changes brought about by a small percentage of the population will be more and more important. Many cities and towns now have muslim mayors. Their religion is bound to have an effect on their policies and political theory.
Gene says
It’s about time. I wonder how long it will be before a liberal judge ignores the ruling and issues another order striking down the order.
underbed cat says
This is very important decision that Trump’s duty to protect, that was so denied by the lower courts is has been supported by the Supreme Court. It is not perfect…as Spencer describes but it may at least lend some credibility to the unknown facts about Islam and the threat from it’s doctrine. The only solution I can see is to redefine Islam as a totalitarian aggressive doctrine to conquer, and not give this doctrine the culture petri dish to spread under the label of religion of peace or even a religion in the normal life affirming sense..which is a pretense state covering the terrorism of the quran.
Wakeup says
At last somebody has seen sense it is a lunatic asylem in Europe.
Wakeup says
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Killary.
John A. Marre says
This is good. Let Canada and Sweden fall under the weight of Muslims, they deserve it. We don’t.
Don McKellar says
Why does Canada deserve to fall under the weight of moslems? Because some of us made the mistake of voting to put Turdeau in office? How quickly you have forgotten that during most of the Obama regime’s reign of terror, Canada’s PM Harper was the defacto leader of the free world? From February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015 had a great prime minister who was lauded widely on here and stood up to Islamic supremacists like nobody else in the civilized modern world. Where have you been, John Marre? Living under a rock?
Marilyn says
No civilized country deserves to be overcome by foreigners that will not assimulate. Every country has a right and duty to preserve it’s sovereignity, culture and national identity. Hooray to Poland for standing strong against refugees.
mortimer says
If the POTUS cannot defend the American people (whom he swore to protect) from TERRORISTS, then WHO CAN DEFEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
The American people have to decide if they want to live without fear in their own country or if they want a string of terrorist attacks like 9/11 or much worse.
steve says
THis is good news. But the ban doesn;t go far enough. THe US nor any western should be letting Muslims in. AT least until until Islam shapes up and becomes a true religion instead of an ideology of hate and supremacy msquarading as a religion.
Don McKellar says
It is too bad that America has to wait until October to even begin the process towards impeaching all of these left-fascist federal judges who are operating rogue and trying to legislate against the Constitution from the bench.
Oliver says
Don M–It is EXTREMELY RARE FOR A FEDERAL JUDGE TO BE IMPEACHED.
In the last 30 or so years, I can recall TWO- one in Nevada and Alcee hastings, (now a member of the House of Reps. D-FL).
Federal judges are APPOINTED FOR LIFE.
And, the first judge in cal- was a Bush appointee.
(And one or two Obama appointees threw out Obama executive orders-although the judges were probably considered devout liberals when appointed.
Ren says
It is good the Supreme Court has the last word.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
The decision of US supreme court is perverse against proven facts and too problematic for future interpretations
Walter Sieruk says
The need for a national travel ban concerning all those unvetted Muslim migrants who desire to enter the United stated of America is very important. This may be yet better explained by one of the fables of Aesop which is entitled THE FARMER AND THE VIPER. So here it is “Once in ancient Greece there was a farmer outside on a very cold winter day walking in if field to make sure that everything is in order and as it should be. The farmer came upon a half-froze viper about to die from the bitter cold. The kind yet foolish farmer took pity on the viper and in an action of kindness put it his is vest jacket to warms and up and thus save its life. The viper warned up revived and then bit farmer through the vest jacket. So the kind but foolish farmer died a slow painful death in awful agony because he felt sorry of the viper and saved it life.” The point to this fable is the no amount of kindness will chance an evil and dangerous nature.
So it may be with those many Muslim immigrants who want to enter the USA. It only takes of few jihadist/vipers inflect jihad terrorism of awful murderous disaster on different cities of this nation.
Walter Sieruk says
Concerning the security and safety of America people as well as peaceful visitors this nation and this topic of a travel ban from terrorist hotspot countries in important. This subject had been, somewhat, explained in the book, by Robert Spencer which his entitled THE COMPLETE INFIDEL’S GUIDE TO THE KORAN. For on page 230 it informs the reader “Immigration. Since there is no completely reliable way to tell any given Muslim believer takes the Koran’s dictates about warfare against Infidels literally, immigration of Muslims into the United States should be halted.”
In addition, on page 232 of the same book read “The willful blindness of Western leaders threatens us all, and the very survival of free societies.” Therefore, First, it should not be forgotten that most of the jihadist al Qaeda operatives who were the hijackers and mass murderers came from Saudi Arabia . Second, don’t let them fool you, the many apologists for Islam is will endeavor to set up a smokescreen to hide the reality of the truth about the violence and deadly essence of Islam by making the bogus claim that the al Qaeda operatives mass murderer on 9/11 were not real Muslims and that they were breaking the laws of the Qu ‘ran by their violence and deadly actions.” The apologists for Islam will further make the totally false claim that “Those terrorists on 9/11 were only criminals who hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam for Politics.” Those outrageously false claims are weak attempt of damage control for the image of Islam to the West. For the “holy book” of Islam the Qu ‘ran. For the Qu ‘ran instruct in Sura 9:111. Muslims who are engaging the jihad that “The believer’s fight in Allah’s Cause, they slay and are slain ,they kill and are killed “ That’s just what happened on September 11, 2001 the jihadists of al Qaeda “killed and were killed” in those 9/11 jihad attacks against both humankind and America. The Quran also teaches in Sura 9:123 to that jihad –minded Muslims behavior towards non-Muslims “let them find harshness in you…” Those Islamic attacks on 9/11 were indeed very “harsh.” As Sura 2:191 instructs “kill the disbeliever wherever you find them.” That’s a very strange kind of “peaceful religion” if there ever was one. Just to site one more out on many from the Qu ‘ran about the instruction of deadly violence is Sura 47:4. Which instructs “Whenever you encounter unbelievers strike off their heads until you make a great slaughter among them …” Let’s face it, using jet planes a missiles as those jihadist/ Muslims did of September 11, sure made a greater “slaughter among them” then sword can. Wake up West to the actual nature of Islam before it’s too late.
ItsReallyQuiteClear says
And while some people might want to debate whether or not a Muslim can be effectively vetted for safe entry to the U.S. let’s not forget that for a Muslim to migrate from a country in which they can fully practice Islam to a country in which they cannot fully practice Islam (e.g., no Sharia law, for starters), they have a term for that: at-ta’arrub ba’d al-hijra, and it’s considered one of the greatest sins in Islam, comparable to “shirk” (which is associating someone or some thing with Allah). See Muhammad bin Ya’qûb al-Kulayni, al-Usûl min al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 281.
The only exception to the Islamic prohibition against Muslims migrating to a non-Muslim country is if they’re engaged in jihad, to conquer that country for Islam. So it would appear that there can be no other permissible purpose, under Sharia law, for a Muslim to migrate to the U.S. (or any other non-Muslim country).
Vet them? Every single one of them? Or, just take a look at the books and figure it out. That would tell the politicians (and the voters) what to do.
Hint: It’s very difficult to read if one’s head is in the sand. Or in something else…
Donald R Laster Jr says
For once the Supreme Court has upheld the US Constitution. The law was passed in accordance to Article 1 Section 8 Paragraph/Clause 4. The Judges, most are illicit Judges, who interfered with this law need to be removed from the bench.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Also, remember that no Islamic will ever be faithful to a non-Islamic country. Islam is a theocracy that is at war with all non-Islamic countries.
Mary says
Don McKellar. Trudeau was groomed long before the leadership convention he was placed in power with the help of Clintons, Obama, Soros.Justin Pedophile Father Pierre was involved in the CIA MK ULTRA MIND CONTROL in a Montreal Hospital and put Justin in the program. Justin was called PM before the polls closed in the west, votes didn’t count it was a RIGGED ELECTION. Justin works for UN NWO and his job is to destroy Canada and he’s doing a fine job. He must do whatever his Controllers tell him. Justin is bring in the so called refugees/ muslims to help destroy our way of life same as what is happening in, Europe, UK, Australia. Etc,
marie cameron says
Australians are awaking to the truth…had ‘Clinton’ been successful I have no doubt we were on the
same path. Interesting that Australian government and one of our largest 4 banks donated $88 million
or more to the ‘Clinton Foundation’.
Our MSM went into meltdown and our politicians made derogatory statements…so sick to watch! Of course ‘Pauline Hanson was elated!
MAGA. Love Trump…we need him here!
Matthieu Baudin says
About time, there isn’t time to waste.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Remember, we are dealing with fake Judges put into position by Mr Obama who are not interested in obeying the law or the US Constitution. The fake Judges are part of the problem.
Lydia says
Great!
I keep hearing in the news how they are labeling it as ‘unconstitutional’! That is crazy, there is nothing unconstitutional about not letting someone into your country. America does not have to let ANYONE in here. And, she can decide if, who, and when to let people in. That has, in fact, been the case all along. That is why they had eras of letting people get visas from certain places at certain times in certain numbers, and for logistical reasons, the line was drawn. It would change over the years for different reasons. It’s called: HAVING A BORDER and NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. (That is what they are really fighting against. This is just a prop to use for an attack focus.) So this immigration ban is nothing new. In this case the policy is called: safety first. But of course they want to dig up every slanderous term and label for it, to their own demise. I hope the ban at least lasts for a while.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Remember, the “Progressives” are working to destroy countries and impose a global dictatorship. Their intentions are basically the same as the Islamics.
And what is interesting is that Science Fiction writers have written about this type of scenario for decades.
vlparker says
This was not a good ruling. Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch got it right. The other 6 justices made an exception out of thin air. They did not rule on the law, they ruled according to their own biases. Unsurprisingly, Roberts stood with the libs and ignored the law.
Barb G. says
If we are lucky this ban can be extended for as long as Pres. Trump wants it left in place. That could be a long time. Lets hope so.
Vishnupundraka says
Modi has also stopped Iftar’s at the Prime Ministers official residence,
Chris Malan says
Why do these innumerate types always want to complicate everything with long-winded speculation and philosophy? So many things can be reduced to numbers and made simple. The question is just, what is the probability that a Jihadi will slip in from one of those countries given the number of Jihadis coming from those countries? Simple, isn’t it?
duh swami says
Ban Islam-Musims,,,half measures will bring more of the same…
Brian Hoff says
It is only than very limit one they can still declare his ban unconstitutional.
trump disapprove rateing is raising real fast. trump is trying to end medical care by social security and ending social security. trump is than loser.
common sense says
It’s a start and shows that our Pres has the vigor and will to follow through. Include other Islamic nations on the list also Belgium, France, the UK, Germany and Sweden. Go perm ban on refugees.
So glad, this will now take us to new ground where more stringent methods can become possible. Remember Trump’s credo: “push, push, push until I get what I want.” Now is the time to push harder and farther against Islam. Now.