The president's latest "travel ban", which still primarily impacts Muslims, is politics and deception in its fullest form.
By Nida Khan
One of the biggest critiques we hear about President Donald Trump is
that he is crazy, unhinged – even mentally deranged. Cable news networks
have done entire segments about his mental stability (or lack thereof)
and fitness for office, with journalists, pundits and analysts sitting
around playing the role of psychologists. When it comes to this
president and this administration, one thing everyone should keep in
mind is that despite the outbursts, offensive statements, ridiculous
tweets and antics, he isn't some clown. Rather, he and his team are a
cold, calculating and opportunistic bunch that have perfected the art of
deception while quietly mastering the political game behind-the-scenes.
The latest example of this dichotomy is no other than the newly revised
travel ban.
While everyone's attention was focused on the Graham/Cassidy bill,
Republicans' latest failed effort to repeal Obamacare, Trump's
outrageous comments about athletes who exercise their First Amendment
rights, the tragedy in Puerto Rico and other stories, this president
quietly signed a new executive order, adding additional countries to his
banned list. Sunday's order bans most people from Syria, Yemen,
Somalia, Chad, Libya, Iran and North Korea, as well as some Venezuelan
government officials and others. It conveniently came as provisions of
the previous ban expired, and right before the Supreme Court was set to
hear the case next month. By adding countries like North Korea and
Venezuela, the Trump administration has cleverly thrown a monkey wrench
into the argument that this is a Muslim ban. But let's not be fooled by
the political games: This was, is and will still be an initial ban on
millions of Muslims entering the United States.
The Supreme Court this week removed two cases from their oral argument
calendar following this latest executive order: Trump v. International
Refugee Assistance Project and Trump v. Hawaii. The parties fighting
against Trump's ban have long maintained that it violates the
Establishment Clause, which prohibits the government from favoring one
religion over another.
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Source: U.S. News & World Report
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