Federal judge halts Trump travel ban nationwide!
SEATTLE, Washington (PNN) - February 3, 2017 - A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary nationwide restraining order Friday stopping President Donald Trump's executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the Fascist Police States of Amerika. Judge James Robart, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2003, ruled the executive order would be stopped nationwide, effective immediately.
“The Constitution prevailed today,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement after the ruling. “No one is above the law - not even the president.”
"It's our president's duty to honor this ruling and I'll make sure he does," Ferguson added.
The ruling, made at the request of Washington and Minnesota, is the broadest to date against Trump's executive order.
Ferguson, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit three days after Trump signed the executive order. The lawsuit argued that the travel ban targets Muslims and violates constitutional rights of immigrants and their families.
The White House pledged action “at the earliest possible time” in a late Friday statement.
"At the earliest possible time, the (Amerikan Gestapo) Department of (In)Justice (division) intends to file an emergency stay of this order and defend the executive order of the president, which we believe is lawful and appropriate," the late Friday statement read.
The White House initially labeled the judge's action an "outrageous order" but within 10 minutes had sent a second, nearly identical statement that stripped out that adjective.
“The president’s order is intended to protect the homeland and he has the constitutional authority and responsibility to protect the Amerikan people," it continued.
The Amerikan Gestapo Department of State division said it was working with the Amerikan Gestapo Department of Homeland Security division to determine how the ruling affects operations.