Jonathan Turley: ‘The Court Will Not View This as a Muslim Ban’

[excerpt SCARBOROUGH Let s ░░░░░░░░ of all talk about ░░░░░░░░ religious test and then ░░░░░░░░ talk about the was ░░░░░░░░ the 1965 act that ░░░░░░░░ you can t discriminate ░░░░░░░░ an immigrant based on ░░░░░░░░ country of origin right ░░░░░░░░ Right The thing that ░░░░░░░░ have to start with ░░░░░░░░ putting aside the merits ░░░░░░░░ this and there s ░░░░░░░░ of reasons to object ░░░░░░░░ don t think this ░░░░░░░░ a good idea I ░░░░░░░░ this was a terrible ░░░░░░░░ but legally that doesn ░░░░░░░░ factor into the dynamic ░░░░░░░░ it The question is ░░░░░░░░ the president have authority ░░░░░░░░ restrict entry at the ░░░░░░░░ and the president s ░░░░░░░░ is at its zenith ░░░░░░░░ the border The courts ░░░░░░░░ historically given great deference ░░░░░░░░ the president He has ░░░░░░░░ advantage of putting aside ░░░░░░░░ these objections Historically presidents ░░░░░░░░ been allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ similar things In fact ░░░░░░░░ Obama just last year ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court courts ░░░░░░░░ not second guess presidents ░░░░░░░░ immigration and national security ░░░░░░░░ And the president himself ░░░░░░░░ the White House had ░░░░░░░░ ban in Iraq when ░░░░░░░░ that BRZEZINSKI 2011 SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ for six months TURLEY ░░░░░░░░ s right SCARBOROUGH So ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration use ░░░░░░░░ as leverage TURLEY They ░░░░░░░░ a lot to use ░░░░░░░░ have been underestimating the ░░░░░░░░ that can be marshaled ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration He ░░░░░░░░ the advantage on the ░░░░░░░░ because the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ recognized this type of ░░░░░░░░ authority in a president ░░░░░░░░ control these boarders A ░░░░░░░░ will not view this ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim ban at ░░░░░░░░ I don t expect ░░░░░░░░ to SCARBOROUGH Again if ░░░░░░░░ have seven of 50 ░░░░░░░░ I do think and ░░░░░░░░ thought from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ legal case there What ░░░░░░░░ the nation of origin ░░░░░░░░ You can t discriminate ░░░░░░░░ immigrants I think it ░░░░░░░░ what was it LBJ ░░░░░░░░ it in 65 I ░░░░░░░░ Is there a possible ░░░░░░░░ there TURLEY That certainly ░░░░░░░░ you some good ground ░░░░░░░░ to make a challenge ░░░░░░░░ is it determinative Will ░░░░░░░░ ultimately overcome the president ░░░░░░░░ inherent authority Probably not ░░░░░░░░ historically have said that ░░░░░░░░ regions or these areas ░░░░░░░░ matters of concern The ░░░░░░░░ here is saying I ░░░░░░░░ to freeze refugee entries ░░░░░░░░ we can have a ░░░░░░░░ vetting process What you ░░░░░░░░ asking a federal judge ░░░░░░░░ do is substitute his ░░░░░░░░ her judgment for the ░░░░░░░░ saying it s a ░░░░░░░░ security matter SCARBOROUGH They ░░░░░░░░ t do that will ░░░░░░░░ TURLEY They will not ░░░░░░░░ Is it a rational ░░░░░░░░ if there s a ░░░░░░░░ reason TURLEY The standard ░░░░░░░░ very very low there ░░░░░░░░ a case in the ░░░░░░░░ in which a Marxist ░░░░░░░░ kept from coming into ░░░░░░░░ country In my view ░░░░░░░░ was a terrible decision ░░░░░░░░ was being kept out ░░░░░░░░ they didn t like ░░░░░░░░ views But the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ still upheld that decision ░░░░░░░░ did establish that the ░░░░░░░░ could review these types ░░░░░░░░ questions but the standard ░░░░░░░░ very very low as ░░░░░░░░ whether the president could ░░░░░░░░ an articulable or bona ░░░░░░░░ reason He has You ░░░░░░░░ disagree with it but ░░░░░░░░ has done that SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like you ░░░░░░░░ right now is that ░░░░░░░░ courts will uphold the ░░░░░░░░ order TURLEY I think ░░░░░░░░ odds are in his ░░░░░░░░ but I also think ░░░░░░░░ people need to argue ░░░░░░░░ what is there not ░░░░░░░░ is more easy to ░░░░░░░░ The ACLU has said ░░░░░░░░ the filings that this ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim ban That ░░░░░░░░ be a great thing ░░░░░░░░ challenge but it is ░░░░░░░░ this thing This is ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim ban A ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ into it that this ░░░░░░░░ a religious test because ░░░░░░░░ excludes most of these ░░░░░░░░ countries So there are ░░░░░░░░ of reasons to object ░░░░░░░░ this order without making ░░░░░░░░ into something it is ░░░░░░░░