A federal judge appointed to his current position by Donald Trump during his first term has handed a roadmap to his colleagues on the bench to block the president from invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to do whatever he wants.
That is according to conservative attorney George Conway who appeared on MSNBC's revamped "The Weekend" on Saturday.
Pointing to U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr's ruling, where he wrote Trump's use of the act "exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the statute's terms," Conway suggested Rodriguez did the heavy-lifting other judges can invoke themselves.
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Speaking with host Eugene Daniels, the anti-Trump Conway pointed out, "The bottom line is it's a no-brainer."
"I mean, what the judge pointed out was the Alien Enemies Act –– the president has broad powers under the Alien Enemies Act –– but only if certain prerequisites are met. First is there a declared war? No declared war. Second is there a military invasion or incursion? You know, do we have troops or guerrillas going over the border taking property and taking land or blowing things up? That's not happening."
"These are people going here and there in different parts of the United states and allegedly engaging in criminal conspiracy –– that doesn't even come close," he exclaimed. 'The judge made clear to what is. what was supposed to be covered by this law and so it's so easy. The court, the judge made it so easy."
"It's going to be other judges in other districts are going to rule exactly the same way and everybody's going to," he predicted.
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