Re: 9th Circuit Court declines to quickly reinstate TRAVEL ban
Whatever you think of the ban itself, Seattle U.S. District Judge James Robart's ruling was a vast over reach of judicial powers. He had not the fiduciary or geographic responsibility or oversight to overturn this Executive Order. From this isolated, local bench he legislated national and foreign policy, and gave standing to individuals who are not included in the U.S. Constitution (ie foreign prospective asylum seekers). This are determined by executive branch policy, not any contrived 'right'.
It was a blatant entry by the courts into executive privilege on top of the decades long effort to usurp legislative privilege, by implementing laws from the bench. It completely tilts the finely tuned checks and balances of the U.S. Constitution in favour of one branch.. and signals the onset of a judicial tyranny.. as we've seen imposed on us in Canada.
The 9th Circuit is notoriously activist and liberal, but i think ultimately the Supreme Court will return the Constitutionally directed powers to the Presidency. He's within his rights, in fact is oath obligated, to protect the U.S. to best of his abilities. You wouldn't want these unelected, crackpot, post-structural justices responsible for that. The U.S. is in the throws of Judicial Coup d'Etat.
Certainly some sensible USSC appointments, of judicial constructivists, who respect the original text & structure and the limitations of their own branch, of the U.S. Constitution, like Neil Gorsuch, could return some balance and equity to the three branches. But having the U.S. ruled by some intellectually sloppy & mediocre judge in Seattle, is a prescription for chaos and dictatorship.