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Washington AG files lawsuit against Trump admin, seeking to halt Muslim ban

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Just announced: http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-seeks-halt-trump-s-immigration-executive-order

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jan 30 2017
Lawsuit seeks to invalidate new policy nationwide

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he is filing a lawsuit in federal court today against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and high-ranking Trump Administration officials. Ferguson's complaint asks the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington to declare unconstitutional key provisions of President Donald Trump's immigration Executive Order.

The Attorney General also filed a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order seeking an immediate halt to the Executive Order's implementation.

The complaint asserts that the President's actions are ”separating Washington families, harming thousands of Washington residents, damaging Washington's economy, hurting Washington-based companies, and undermining Washington's sovereign interest in remaining a welcoming place for immigrants and refugees."

”No one is above the law — not even the President," Ferguson said. ”And in the courtroom, it is not the loudest voice that prevails. It's the Constitution."

Ferguson argues that the Executive Order violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of Equal Protection and the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, infringes individuals' constitutional right to Due Process and contravenes the federal Immigration and Nationality Act.

Major Washington state institutions supported the Attorney General's lawsuit through declarations filed alongside the complaint. In their declarations, Amazon and Expedia set forth the detrimental ways the Executive Order impacts their operations and their employees.

On Saturday, a federal judge in Brooklyn issued an order enjoining the Trump Administration from enforcing its Executive Order as to certain individuals who have arrived in the United States. Ferguson's lawsuit is broader in scope and seeks to invalidate entire sections of the Executive Order nationwide.

”Never has our system of checks and balances been more important. Washington is filing the first suit of its kind in the nation, thanks to the good work of Attorney General Ferguson and his team," said Gov. Jay Inslee, who joined Ferguson at today's press conference. ”I would not be surprised to see more. Until Congress takes this Administration to task for the obvious moral and legal injuries suffered by innocent, law-abiding people entering our country, it is up to states to protect and promote the rights of the people who reside in our borders."

Today's complaint asks the court to declare major sections of the Executive Order illegal and unconstitutional and to enjoin the Trump Administration from enforcing the policy.

The Attorney General also asks to court to schedule a hearing within 14 days.

A copy of the complaint will be available on the Attorney General's Office's website at www.atg.wa.gov later today.
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Omadahl

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Who would have thought that a man who's sued so much for doing terrible things would continue to be sued for doing terrible things?
 
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“No one is above the law — not even the President,” Ferguson said. “And in the courtroom, it is not the loudest voice that prevails. It’s the Constitution.”

Love that so much. Brilliant line.
 
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SwiftDeath

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I honestly feel like Bannon's plan is to divide and polarize individual states as much as possible.

Not start a civil war per se but make the blue states as cut off and isolated as possible.

Good on Washington to fight this in the courts of course though
 
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wonder how long till the "States rights people" start spouting off that "these liberal idiots need to just fall in line and do what the president says"
 
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SwiftDeath said:
I honestly feel like Bannon's plan is to divide and polarize individual states as much as possible.

Not start a civil war per se but make the blue states as cut off and isolated as possible.

Good on Washington to fight this in the courts of course though
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So the red states can run themselves into the ground Kansas-style?
 
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captive said:
wonder how long till the "States rights people" start spouting off that "these liberal idiots need to just fall in line and do what the president says"
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I think their silence speaks volumes, honestly.

He just needs to get a little more unpopular... Then the voices of dissent in his own party start to emerge.
 
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SwiftDeath said:
I honestly feel like Bannon's plan is to divide and polarize individual states as much as possible.

Not start a civil war per se but make the blue states as cut off and isolated as possible.

Good on Washington to fight this in the courts of course though
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The Putin/Trump/Bannon propaganda trifecta are starting to sow seeds of Calexit. You are on the money that they are trying to divide and polarize the states. They are specifically targeting California to leave so that they can win in 2020.
 
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Lord_Byron28 said:
The Putin/Trump/Bannon propaganda trifecta are starting to sow seeds of Calexit. You are on the money that they are trying to divide and polarize the states. They are specifically targeting California to leave so that they can win in 2020.
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I don't think any state will ever truly secede. Trump seems like the kind of guy who will send in the National Guard to prevent such a thing. Plus if California actually left, that'd fuck over the American economy tremendously.
 
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KuwabaraTheMan

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Good to see more actions being taken.

State Attorney Generals are incredibly important. Pay close attention the next time yours is up for election.
 
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Stumpokapow

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Heh, Jay Inslee probably won't run for a third term so Ferguson is presumably teeing up for WA Gov. Good for him.
 
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Do not forget these fucking words America

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
 
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AP story on the lawsuit:

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's attorney general says he is suing President Donald Trump over an executive order that suspended immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations and sparked nationwide protests.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced his lawsuit Monday, becoming the first state attorney general to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies.

Trump signed an executive order Friday that suspends all immigration for citizens of the seven countries for 90 days.

Ferguson was one of 16 state attorneys general who released a statement Sunday calling Trump's immigration action "un-American and unlawful."

Trump's order sparked large protests around the country over the weekend.

Trump has repeatedly said that the move is aimed at protecting the nation against extremists looking to attack Americans and American interests.
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Sounds like there might be more coming, if all 16 of those attorneys general follow Ferguson's lead.
 
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SwiftDeath

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NotTheGuyYouKill said:
So the red states can run themselves into the ground Kansas-style?
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I don't think Bannon and Co care what actually happen to any given red state or maybe they have a plan on who to blame when something goes wrong bigly. I dunno, it's just every play so far feels like one of its largest outcomes is further dividing the states
 
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NotTheGuyYouKill said:
Which states are most likely to issue lawsuits following Washington?
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Fifteen other AGs stood up with Ferguson over the weekend, so probably those states.

The officials that signed the statement represent California, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Virginia, Vermont, Oregon, Connecticut, New Mexico, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Illinois and the District of Columbia.
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