American Bar Association President Bob Carlson said Wednesday that President Trump’s attacks against the 9th Circuit Court damage the judicial independence that is critical to American democracy.
“Disagreeing with a court’s decision is everyone’s right, but when government officials question a court’s motives, mock its legitimacy or threaten retaliation due to an unfavorable ruling, they intend to erode the court’s standing and hinder the courts from performing their constitutional duties,” Carlson said in a statement on Wednesday.
“As we celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday, let us all count our blessings as Americans – free speech; free press; an independent, impartial judiciary; and the ability of every person in our country to stand up and speak out in favor of the rule of law.”
The comments from Carlson came after Trump derided U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar as an “Obama judge” after he ruled against the White House’s policy prohibiting immigrants who entered the country illegally from requesting asylum.
The attack led to a stern rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,” Roberts said in a statement on Wednesday. “What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.”
But Trump doubled down on his assertion, claiming that the 9th Circuit court is not an “independent judiciary” and that it is “totally out of control.”
He’s also said that the San Francisco-based federal court has judges that have “a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country.”
The 9th Circuit has overturned several of the administration’s initiatives. Among other things, the court ruled against two versions of the president’s travel ban proposal.
I had to look up “slaying lewks” in the urban dictionary. But I love the way she responds to her critics.
https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1041007083058024449
Told ya. Greg Palast is going to be at this for awhile.
https://twitter.com/Greg_Palast/status/1066020050417651712
https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1066146903144976384
Kevonstage done told you:
DON’T Experiment with Thanksgiving Dinner.
Here is what can happen when you mess up the Macaroni and cheese.
Woman obviously had a tried and true family recipe. She was trusted with the recipe.
But….she decided to ‘modernize it’.
Big mistake.😄😄😄
https://twitter.com/Miami_Babbyyy/status/1066043975713386496
Absolutely disgusting 😡😡😡
Fiery West Wing meeting led to more power for military at U.S.-Mexico border
https://politi.co/2FDK7xj via @politico
Breaking News
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/1066122614693945349
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1066100347914072064
https://twitter.com/jwgop/status/1065640761289433089
Uh huh
https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/1066025282203774976
I copied the wrong link. Please delete this. Sorry.
https://twitter.com/NewYorkStateAG/status/1066036733299572743
👏👏👏😄😄😄
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/1066039884287217664
Yeah, billionaire philanthropy is interesting. Jeff Bezos probably has 5 million sitting on the coffee table like we’d have a five dollar bill.
https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1065373511089295360
https://twitter.com/wsls/status/1065364230122151939
https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1066003495713685504
Beneath contempt but he and his supporters could care less. Anyone or anything that gets in the way of their doing whatever they want to do is subject to their ridicule and attack – all learned well from his legal mentor Roy Cohn. It is just about what they want and not about morals, ethics, democracy, fairness… They are American Brownshirts!
I’m praying this nightmare on America ends soon. He’s attacking the courts because they’re upholding the Constitution and rule of law.
https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1066006055556128768
We are so deep in sh!t.
How does it end?
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1065740840033812480
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1065760618580447232
https://twitter.com/LightsCameraPod/status/1065747231607795712
He is such the better candidate
https://twitter.com/espyforsenate/status/1065692614450540544
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1065752277686894592
https://twitter.com/BlueSteelDC/status/1065581090029617152
Thread
https://twitter.com/Ange_Amene/status/1065671552987873280
Uncle Bernie needs a cleanse cause he isn’t thinking clearly.
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1065877882399019008
https://twitter.com/katestarbird/status/1065654767773409281
https://twitter.com/Shareblue/status/1065824808485691392
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1065926719834660864
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1065927790585884672
https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1065813322472321024
https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1064296741053366272
Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄
Good Black Friday morning, ladies! Was going to shop at our Galleria Mall in Hoover but there was a shooing there and a death. So I will pass and let things right themselves.
Morning vitaminlover.
So sad about the senseless shooting.😢😢
Good morning, Vitamin. Keep safe.
Good Morning, Ladies.