Judicial Coup - Hawaii judge’s ruling could lead to constitutional crisis

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     By accepting the use of preelection statements to impeach and limit executive policy, the 9th Circuit is taking a dangerous step. The states’ argument is in essence that Trump is a bigot, and thus his winning presidential campaign in fact impeaches him from exercising key constitutional and statutory powers, such as administering the immigration laws.

    This would mean that Trump is automatically disbarred, from the moment of his inauguration, of exercising certain presidential powers, not because of his actions as president, but because of who he is — that is, how he won the presidency.

This is why claims of an attempted judicial coup against President Trump are not at all far-fetched. Indeed, the effort to deprive a president of certain powers because of who he is and how he won the presidency can very plausibly be viewed as a partial coup.

Don’t expect the Ninth Circuit to stand in the way. It was that court that pointed the way for the Hawaii judge. Reversal is possible, but unlikely.

Thus, it probably will be up to the Supreme Court to stop what can reasonably be called the partial judicial coup. If it fails to do so, we might be in for a constitutional crisis.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/03/hawaii-judges-ruling-could-lead-to-constitutional-crisis.php

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http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/judge-who-ruled-against-trump-travel-15653497/

Watson is a native Hawaiian, the only one currently serving on a federal bench, and the fourth in United States history. He was nominated by Obama in 2012, and was confirmed by the Senate in a unanimous vote. In his decision to rule against Trump’s travel ban, he wrote, “The illogic of the government’s contentions is palpable.”

Interestingly, Watson has a few things in common with Obama. While Obama is not a native Hawaiian, both he and Watson grew up in Hawaii. Watson attended Kamehameha Schools, a private school system that gives admission preference to native Hawaiians. Watson attended Harvard, both for his undergraduate degree and for his law degree.

Both Watson and Obama attended Harvard Law School at the same time. In a 2013 interview with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, however, Watson said that he never actually met Obama, and only knew him as the head of the Harvard law review.

Some have found suspicion in the timing of Watson’s ruling. Obama visited Hawaii on Monday, and Watson ruled against Trump’s travel ban on Wednesday. However, there is no evidence that the two met, or that Obama influenced the ruling in any way.