An excellent lesson on the proper role of the judiciary.
FrontPage Mag
by Joseph Klein
6/27/2018
Excerpt:
The United States Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s temporary ban on travel to the United States of foreign nationals from several countries considered to be prone to terrorism who cannot be adequately vetted, creating a potential threat to the national security of the United States. The third iteration of the ban, issued in the form of a presidential proclamation, initially restricted travel from eight countries, six of which on the original list are predominantly Muslim. The countries on the initial list were Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad, Venezuela and North Korea. Chad was later removed from the list. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for a 5-4 majority, concluded that the president’s alleged anti-Muslim statements cited by the plaintiffs challenging the ban were irrelevant in determining the constitutionality of a presidential directive that was “neutral on its face.” Justice Roberts’ opinion provides an invaluable lesson as to the proper role that the judiciary is supposed to play in our constitutional system of checks and balances and separation of powers.
“The proclamation is expressly premised on legitimate purposes: preventing entry of nationals who cannot be adequately vetted and inducing other nations to improve their practices,” Justice Roberts wrote. It addressed “a matter within the core of executive responsibility.”
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