In response to adverse rulings in numerous immigration cases, Stephen Miller is raising the specter of suspending habeas. His argument is factually and legally nuts, but it's worth explaining *why.*
I think he forgot he is Jewish, self loathing at that. His family disowned him and his grandparents must be doing flips. He’s an embarrassment to the Jewish people, me included.
That sounds correct. It was a thought I had too. Miller turns my stomach nearly equally as trump. (I never capitalize trump. My keyboard knows this. Ha)
Thanks for this. I was losing my mind over this, but you put a more rational perspective (than mine) on it. I agree that this is a thinly veiled threat to judges which is likely to backfire. I hope that is all it is. Scary stuff.
It should be noted that Gollum, jr is NOT an attorney. But also it should be noted that he is running the country. The Convict-in-Chief is too far gone to effectively rule and that's just the way his troll shop aka the Cabinet likes it. They rule, he cheats at golf and babbles lies to the MAGAts. All is well in their world. The trolls will never invoke the 25 Amendment, they are having too much fun. But, they are not protected by that idiotic Supreme Court ruling. Arrest and impeach.
I'm not so generous as you are, I honestly don't think it's too soon to use the word, "evil". In fact it's shaping up as the right time, leaning towards too late. If not now, when?
Just because someone has Jewish ancestry doesn't mean he has ANY faith. Much of the MAGA movement is made up of people who claim to be Christian, but don't follow the most fundamental teachings of Christ -- to love their neighbor, which Christ defined as EVERYONE in his parable of the Good Samaritan.
Thanks for your timely explanation. Miller is clearly sending up a trial balloon to see if anyone takes a pot shot at it. I hope the damn balloon gets shot down. But I have no faith that Congress will do squat. Looks like it is time for us suburban scaredy-cats to take to the streets in protest.
Past time. I'm still bewildered at the fact we weren't in the streets enmass after the immunity ruling. Evil itself is ruling, when is the correct time or what 'single' event will be the correct signal?
Thank you for your thoughtful explanation. I feel a little bit better …but still don’t put it past them to try this and make everyone’s lives even more chaotic.
Stephen Miller is not an attorney. He does not have a legal education, no experience in practicing the law, and has not passed any bar exam. Why don't reporters call him out on this? Every time I see him, he reminds me of one of the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark, whose face is melted when the lid of the Ark of the Covenant is removed. He also reminds me of students who didn't do the readings or studying (retired academic here) for an exam but who try to BS their way through with an illogical and nonsensical essay, and then complain about their grade. That Trump listens to him is frightening but worse is the fact that none of the Republican lawyers in Congress call him out.
Taney was correct in Merryman despite Lincoln's disregard and blinkered approach. I can hear Trump/Miller both saying that if suspending the writ was good enough for Lincoln then it's precedent for them --no matter how convoluted.
I think he forgot he is Jewish, self loathing at that. His family disowned him and his grandparents must be doing flips. He’s an embarrassment to the Jewish people, me included.
Apparently Miller has forgotten which group is next after the white christian nationalists are done with the trans, black and brown people.
Exactly
A Shanda fir di goyim.
er iz drek aoyf mayne shikh.
Olivia Troye who served in Trump 1.0 told Charlie Sykes that he is as off putting in daily life as he is in his policies.
Doesn’t surprise me. How does his wife even look at him.
Troye said she knew both of them before they got married and they were two peas in a pod.
That sounds correct. It was a thought I had too. Miller turns my stomach nearly equally as trump. (I never capitalize trump. My keyboard knows this. Ha)
A slimy Gollum in the White House.
I have responded to his tweets with the word “Shanda” many times.
I’m second generation Holocaust survivor. My Dad’s parents were murdered, my maternal grandmother spoke Yiddish and German to us.
Me too.
Miller is pure evil. Ignorant and evil.
Thank you for so deftly dissecting Miller's statement and explaining it so clearly.
Thanks for this. I was losing my mind over this, but you put a more rational perspective (than mine) on it. I agree that this is a thinly veiled threat to judges which is likely to backfire. I hope that is all it is. Scary stuff.
It should be noted that Gollum, jr is NOT an attorney. But also it should be noted that he is running the country. The Convict-in-Chief is too far gone to effectively rule and that's just the way his troll shop aka the Cabinet likes it. They rule, he cheats at golf and babbles lies to the MAGAts. All is well in their world. The trolls will never invoke the 25 Amendment, they are having too much fun. But, they are not protected by that idiotic Supreme Court ruling. Arrest and impeach.
Miller and Vought, don't forget Russ, a true fascist..........
Steve, in the paragraph beginning "First" you say "because courts have ruled against the courts". Did you mean "against the government?
I sure did! Fixing now.
Thanks for the catch. This is what I get when I write ... fast.
Thanks! I had the same question.
Profoundly, profoundly dangerous territory.
Pure mafia boss tactics. Except from a foot soldier, not a capo.
More of an caporegime, an underboss. Bearing in mind, that the boss is utterly incompetent.
I hesitate to use the word “evil”, but Miller certainly belongs in that conversation.
And as others have already pointed out, he’s an embarrassment to our faith (Judaism).
I'm not so generous as you are, I honestly don't think it's too soon to use the word, "evil". In fact it's shaping up as the right time, leaning towards too late. If not now, when?
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Just because someone has Jewish ancestry doesn't mean he has ANY faith. Much of the MAGA movement is made up of people who claim to be Christian, but don't follow the most fundamental teachings of Christ -- to love their neighbor, which Christ defined as EVERYONE in his parable of the Good Samaritan.
One might ask where this wingnut went to law school....but not surprisingly, he didn't....:(
Didn’t stop him starting an organization called AF Legal. He really is top of my wish list for people to drop dead.
Ha...thats ripe. I was wondering about that.
Thanks for your timely explanation. Miller is clearly sending up a trial balloon to see if anyone takes a pot shot at it. I hope the damn balloon gets shot down. But I have no faith that Congress will do squat. Looks like it is time for us suburban scaredy-cats to take to the streets in protest.
Past time. I'm still bewildered at the fact we weren't in the streets enmass after the immunity ruling. Evil itself is ruling, when is the correct time or what 'single' event will be the correct signal?
Yeah. DJT was scary with is ignorance. This guy is scary with his evil.
Thank you for your thoughtful explanation. I feel a little bit better …but still don’t put it past them to try this and make everyone’s lives even more chaotic.
Great article!
Thanks for the great analysis as always!
Stephen Miller is not an attorney. He does not have a legal education, no experience in practicing the law, and has not passed any bar exam. Why don't reporters call him out on this? Every time I see him, he reminds me of one of the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark, whose face is melted when the lid of the Ark of the Covenant is removed. He also reminds me of students who didn't do the readings or studying (retired academic here) for an exam but who try to BS their way through with an illogical and nonsensical essay, and then complain about their grade. That Trump listens to him is frightening but worse is the fact that none of the Republican lawyers in Congress call him out.
Taney was correct in Merryman despite Lincoln's disregard and blinkered approach. I can hear Trump/Miller both saying that if suspending the writ was good enough for Lincoln then it's precedent for them --no matter how convoluted.