When don’t f* with people’s cars became don’t f* with people’s phones

January 29, 2017

There’s an adage in politics that’s been around for years: don’t f*** with people’s cars. While the right to drive where you want, when you want is not formally enshrined in the U. S. Constitution, for decades upon end, it might as well have been.
Messing with people’s cars was one of the third rails of politics — raise tolls, the gas tax or anything else that touches people’s vehicles at your own peril. That’s why gas taxes across the U. S. are exponentially lower than they are in Europe. Politicians concocted Tollway Authorities to create an independent, unelected bad guy to take the blame when tolls had to be raised. It’s why the movement to privatize toll roads never really took off.
But in the last five years, that has all started to change. Cars – and the right to drive them – are not quite as cherished as they used to be.
Fewer sixteen-year-olds than ever are getting their drivers licenses – it’s easier and cheaper to just take an Uber or a Lyft.
Increasingly people keep moving into cities, making cars less necessary. And as autonomous vehicles take hold, riding in a car will become no different than taking any other form of public transportation. But as the politics of not messing with people’s cars wanes, a new refrain has taken root — don’t f*** with people’s phones.
Phones are more than a utility and they’re more than ubiquitous. They’re our lifeblood to society – to our work, our family, our friends, our interests.
The digital world has become the physical world. And if people were passionate about their right to drive, they’re even more steadfast in their right to use their phones as they please, when they please, how they please. And that will bring about major changes in society.
For example:
The same is true for gaming. It’s one thing for a state government to slowly dole out casino licenses. But telling people they can’t play poker or video games for money on their phones comes with a much higher political cost (it means saying no to everyone) – and that’s why legalization of virtually all forms of gaming will happen a lot sooner than people realize.
Politicians tailor their views, votes, policies and actions to cater to the people who can elect or un-elect them. And given that those who actually do vote (especially in primaries) tend to be highly partisan and highly ideological, the people they elect then religiously represent their views, which means constant polarization and dysfunction. But the easier it is to vote, the more people will vote. The more people vote, the more mainstream our politicians become because they have to start representing the views of more and more people. And when politicians are acting within the mainstream, that allows them to – finally – work together and get things done.
Politicians learned to behave with extreme caution on anything related to cars. If they don’t learn to exercise the same restraint on anything connected to people’s phones, they’ll pay a steep price. So as a new President takes office, a new Congress settles in, and new Governors and state legislatures begin their sessions, here’s a new political adage to commit to memory: don’t f*** with people’s phones.

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Monday's TV Highlights: 'The Odd Couple' on CBS

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January 29, 2017

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Kristen Stewart enjoyed the free-form aspect of making her short film, « Come Swim » which is showing at the Sundance Film Festival. She doesn’t see that as a directorial stepping-stone to full-length features.
The young women in « Step » demonstrate a routine at the L. A. Times photo studio during the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary is about senior girls in a Baltimore high school step team as they prepare to be the first in their families to attend college.
Casey Affleck talks about the way Kenneth Lonergan uses everyday language to convey deep emotion in « Manchester by the Sea. »
For her role as Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Portman says, « It’s not a fashion story, » but the clothes do tell a story.
Joel Edgerton talks about staying truthful to the real-life story of « Loving. »
Joel Edgerton talks about staying truthful to the real-life story of « Loving. «

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Мировые лидеры осудили антииммигрантский указ Трампа

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January 29, 2017

Многие мировые лидеры резко осудили решение президента США ввести временный запрет на въезд в страну беженцев и мигрантов из семи мусульманских стран – Ирана, Ирака, Ливии, Сомали, Судана, Сирии и Йемена – даже тех, у кого есть действующая американская виза.
С резким осуждением этого решения выступила канцлер Германии Ангела Меркель. Пресс-служба Меркель распространила заявление, в котором говорится, что борьба с терроризмом не может использоваться в качестве оправдания того, что представители определенных наций или вероисповедания автоматически подпадают под подозрение, сообщет Русская служба Би-би-си.
Мэр Лондона, мусульманин Садик Хан, назвал этот запрет постыдным и жестоким. Эта новая политика, по его словам, полностью сводит на нет такие ценности, как свобода и терпимость, на которых основана Америка. Канадский премьер-министр Джастин Трюдо выразил свое отношение к решению Трампа в Твиттере, заверив, что канадские власти будут по-прежнему давать прибежище тем, кто « бежит от преследования, терроризма и войны ».
Ранее Министерство по национальной безопасности США заявило, что запрет будет касаться и тех граждан из перечисленных семи стран, которые имеют двойное гражданство. Однако канадские власти заявляют, что на людей с канадским паспортом это распространяться не будет.
« Мы получили заверения, что к канадским гражданам, путешествующим с канадскими паспортами, будут применяться общие правила », – пояснила представитель Трюдо в разосланном по электронной почте заявлении.
В самих Соединенных Штатах ряд губернаторов и глав местных администраций также назвали введенный запрет незаконным. Губернатор Вашингтона Джей Инсли назвал распоряжение Трампа « самым некомпетентным, недейственным, провокационным и опасным » решением, какое когда-либо предпринимала администрация Белого дома.
По мнению губернатора Вирджинии Терри Маколиффа, этот указ будет способствовать разжиганию ненависти в адрес Соединенных Штатов и американцев, живущих в других странах.
Организаторы голливудской церемонии вручения « Оскара », которая пройдет в конце февраля, выразили глубокое огорчение в связи с тем, что в результате запрета иранский кинорежиссер Асгар Фархади, номинированный на премию, возможно, не сможет приехать на церемонию.
В то же время решение Трампа поддержали лидер ультраправой Партии свободы Нидерландов Герт Вилдерс и бывший глава националистической Партии независимости Соединенного Королевства (UKIP) Найджел Фарадж. Вилдерс, в настоящий момент лидирующий по популярности в опросах общественного мнения, выступает за введение аналогичного запрета в Нидерландах и уже пообещал запретить мусульманам въезд в страну в случае своей победы на выборах в марте, так как « ислам и свобода несовместимы ».
Найджел Фарадж заявил, что Дональда Трампа выбрали именно для того, чтобы он проводил жесткую политику. « Его выбрали, чтобы он делал все, что в его силах, чтобы защитить Америку от проникновения террористов « ИГИЛ ». В списке семь государств, и он имеет полное право это делать, этот мандат ему выдали при избрании », – заявил Фарадж.

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California looks to build $7 billion legal pot economy

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January 29, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The future of California’s legal marijuana industry is being shaped in a warren of cubicles tucked inside a retired basketball arena, where a garden of paper cannabis leaves sprouts on file cabinets and a burlap sack advertising “USA Home Grown” dangles from a wall.
Here, on the outskirts of Sacramento, a handful of government workers face a daunting task: By next year, craft regulations and rules that will govern the state’s emerging legal pot market, from where and how plants can be grown to setting guidelines to track the buds from fields to stores.
Getting it wrong could mean the robust cannabis black market stays that way – outside the law – undercutting the attempt to create the nation’s largest legal marijuana economy.
The new industry has a projected value of $7 billion, and state and local governments could eventually collect $1 billion a year in taxes.
California is “building the airplane while it’s being flown,” lamented state Sen. Mike McGuire, a Democrat whose sprawling Northern California district includes some of the world’s most prized pot fields.
He questions if the state can meet January deadlines to create a coherent system that accounts for the loosely regulated medical marijuana industry, now two decades old and developing its own rules, while transforming the enormous illegal market into a legal, licensed one.
“It’s going to take us 10 years to dig out of the mess we are in,” predicted McGuire, referring to the unruly market, legal and not.
It’s likely that tens of thousands of people and businesses will need licensing. The job of overseeing the industry touches on issues from protecting water quality for fish in streams near pot grows, to safely collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes from businesses that often operate in cash.
Inside the former arena, Lori Ajax, the state’s top pot regulator, acknowledged the challenges but said the state can, indeed must, be ready on Jan. 1 when California is required to issue licenses.
“We’re small but mighty,” she said of her staff of 11 full-time workers spearheading the project.
The new law calls for nearly 20 different types of licenses, including permits for farmers; delivery services that will take pot to a buyer’s front door; testing labs; distributors; and dispensary operators at the retail level.
Part of the job heading toward the start of next year falls to other agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Department, which will issue licenses for cultivators.
In November, California joined a growing number of states in legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults.
In general, the state will treat cannabis like alcohol, allowing people 21 and older to legally possess up to an ounce of pot and grow six marijuana plants at home.
The law kicks in Jan. 1, 2018, but many communities already turn an indifferent eye toward pot smoking and local cultivators.
Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed spending more than $50 million to establish programs to collect taxes and issue licenses while hiring dozens of workers to regulate the industry, a figure some say is too low. His office stresses that one regulatory framework is needed, not separate ones for recreational and medical cannabis, even though there are laws for each that could duplicate costs and confuse businesses.
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Бійці ЗСУ відбили спробу штурму і зайняли нові позиції під Авдіївкою

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January 29, 2017

У Міністерстві оборони уточнили, що після невдалого штурму окупантів ЗСУ перейшли в наступ і зайняли нові позиції.
« Вранці терористичні угруповання почали обстріл, а потім дві групи ворога по 25-30 осіб кожна почали штурмові дії наших позицій. На одній з позицій просування було зупинено військовослужбовцями Збройних сил, а на другій – наші військовослужбовці перейшли в наступ і зайняли важливий пост, який має стратегічне значення », – заявив міністр оборони Степан Полторак, додавши, що ситуація в районі авдіївської промзони залишається складною, але контрольованою.
Після зіткнення терористи відновили мінометні обстріли Авдіївки, Опитного та Кам’янки на донецькому напрямку. Піски окупанти обстрілювали з танка.
Крім того, мінометних обстрілів зазнала Красногорівка на маріупольському напрямку. З гранатометів і стрілецької зброї терористи били по Гнутовому, Павлополю, Широкиному, Водяному, Красногорівці, талаківці. В районі Широкиного противник задіяв БТР.
Усього з початку доби в зоні проведення антитерористичної операції було зафіксовано 22 збройних провокації бойовиків. У результаті обстрілів загинули четверо й отримали поранення п’ятеро українських військовослужбовців.
Нагадаємо, що 21 грудня спецпредставник ОБСЄ в Тристоронній контактній групі в Мінську Мартін Сайдік заявив, що учасники переговорів домовилися про припинення вогню з 24 грудня .
Проте, як повідомили в штабі АТО, режим дотримання тиші протримався близько 25 хвилин, після чого терористи продовжили обстріли позицій ЗСУ з різних видів озброєння, у тому числі, ствольної артилерії і мінометів.

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Сборная Украины завоевала четвертую медаль на чемпионате Европы по биатлону

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January 29, 2017

Сборная Украины завоевала четвертую медаль на чемпионате Европы по биатлону в Польше, финишировав на третьем месте в смешанной эстафете.
Украинская команда, выступавшая в составе Анастасии Меркушиной , Юлии Джимы , Александра Жирного и Руслана Ткаленко завоевала бронзу, несмотря на одной штрафной круг.
Руслан Ткаленко, который бежал четвертый этап эстафеты, до последних метров дистанции боролся с норвежцем Фредериком Гйесбакком за серебро, в итоге уступил ему 0,7 секунды. Первой финишировала сборная России, которая показала на 36 секунд лучший результат, чем норвежцы.
1. Россия (0+6) 1:12:26.0
2. Норвегия (0+9) +36.4
3. Украина (1+6) +37.1
4. Болгария (0+11) +1:16.4
5. Чехия (0+11) +1:17.4
6. Германия (1+11) +1:39.7
Отметим, что эта медаль стала уже четвертой для сборной Украины на этом чемпионате Европы. Ранее Юлия Джима выиграла спринтерскую гонку , после чего завоевала серебро в персьюте.
Перед этим Анастасия Меркушина взяла бронзу в индивидуальной гонке.

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Protests Against Immigration And Refugee Executive Orders Continue Across The Country

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January 29, 2017

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The latest news on how President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries is being carried out nationwide.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
We’re going to spend the program today focusing again on President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring any refugees from resettling in the U. S. and barring people from six Muslim-majority countries from entering the U. S. for the next 90 days. Those from Syria are banned indefinitely. Throughout the day, protests continued around the country.
(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)
UNIDENTIFIED CROWD #1: (Chanting) Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud, say it clear…
MARTIN: That was the scene outside Los Angeles International Airport earlier this afternoon. Here in Washington, D. C., crowds gathered outside the White House and the Trump Hotel.
(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)
UNIDENTIFIED CROWD #2: (Chanting) Stand up, fight back. Stand up, fight back. Stand up, fight back.
MARIA ILINGWORTH: I believe that it’s essential for the rest of us who can speak, who are not scared for our own personal rights and our safety, for us to speak out. This is what I served for, is to represent all Americans, not just a certain few.
POOYA ASALE: I’m Muslim. I’m an immigrant. I’m a citizen. I live in America. I came to build a life here. But now, you know, not allowing my family, my friends to come here, it’s wrong.
AMIR BARATE: And if someone has a green card and has a life here and has traveled for business and all of a sudden they caught them by element of a surprise and can’t come to their families or children – what kind of justice is that? What kind of presidential start is this?
MARTIN: Those were the voices of Maria Ilingworth (ph), Pooya Asale (ph) and Amir Barate (ph). In the next hour, we’re going to hear a range of views from protesters and supporters of the executive action and people who are directly affected by it. But first we turn to NPR’s John Burnett, who covers immigration, and NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Thank you both so much for being with us.
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Good to be here.
JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: Hi, Michel.
MARTIN: So, John, let’s start with you. What’s the latest on the administration?
BURNETT: Well, we have some news late today. We got something from General John Kelly who is homeland security secretary. He clarified that the president executive order exempts green card holders from these seven mainly Muslim countries. These are lawful permanent residents, many of whom have been in the United States for years. And they are just on vacations, and they are traveling in their home countries and they want to come home. So they have to apply for a waiver if they want to return to port of entry in the U. S. and so far Homeland security says they’ve received 170 of these waiver requests.
MARTIN: Well, speaking of ports of entry, though, you know – we know that there have been – protests as we’ve mentioned at airports around the country. What’s been the scene at the airports today, John?
BURNETT: It’s been chaotic. It’s been crazy. There are lawyers who are looking for some of these bereaved clients. There’s lots of protesters. But what we’ve been hearing is that the enforcement of this executive order has been very uneven between the different ports of entries at these airports, for instance, Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta Hartsfield, agents released detainees last night. At LAX and San Francisco, there were some that were still detained as of midday today.
So it could vary sort of immigration agent to agent. They have a lot of discretionary authority about how they can handle one traveler to another. A spokeman with Customs and Border Protection insists that they’re honoring these new judicial orders with clear direction from headquarters, but at the same time we know the executive order remains enforced.
MARTIN: Mara, what are you hearing from the White House today?
LIASSON: Well, now that we know that green card holders will come in, that’s kind of settled a conflict between DHS and the White House because we heard when this order was being drafted, DHS wanted green card holders exempted. The White House overrode them. So we’re – also know that the president issued a statement today where he said that this wasn’t a Muslim ban and the media was falsely portraying it that way. He said this has nothing to do with religion, even though the executive order did say that religious minorities would be prioritized and, of course, that means Christians coming from majority Muslim countries.
So there was a lot of confusion. There were a lot of criticisms of the process, criticisms that the white house didn’t reach out to experts in the agencies because either they were in a rush or they were afraid that long-time civil service would sabotage their policy. A lot of confusion – but now it seems like some of that is being cleared up.
MARTIN: What about the political fallout from this? We’ve seen a – quite a few political leaders come out today, mainly Democrats very strongly initially, but then some republicans. And I take it that, you know, President Trump did not particularly appreciate the criticism from his Republican colleagues. What’s been some of the political response so far?
LIASSON: Well, on the one hand, it did galvanize the opposition – Lots of spontaneous protests, Democrats holding a big demonstration at the Supreme Court today. On the other hand, most Republicans were silent, but you had some prominent voices like Lindsey Graham and John McCain, who the president criticized in a tweet – said they were very weak on immigration and they were trying to start World War III.
But you also have people like Bob Corker Center for Foreign Relations Committee chairman and Lamar Alexander saying this order was wrongly drawn – in other words, it shouldn’t have ensnared green card holders. And they criticized the process and the fact that it was confusing and chaotic.
MARTIN: John, one more question for you. Whats next? Where does this go from here?
BURNETT: Well, there’s a lot that starts to happen now. Really this is kind of the beginning of things. So we know this executive order is supposed to be temporary, meaning the admission of all the refugees from anywhere in the world is suspended for four months. In three months, the ban on travelers from those mostly Muslim seven countries expires. And that would cover students and visitors and no longer green card holders.
And in the meantime, we’re going to see more lawsuits on behalf of some of these individual travelers that are arriving in these airpots. There are different deadlines for the federal court stays on the travel bans. The U. S. government has to respond in about two weeks to the New York order. They’ll be progress on that front. And then theres the constitutional question whether this travel violates the due process clause, and that has to be argued between the government and probably the ACLU. So, again, it’s going to take some time to play out. And in the meantime, this chaos and confusion and the protests at the nation’s international airports is bound to continue.
MARTIN: That’s NPR’s John Burnett, who covers immigration, and NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson. John, Mara, thank you both so much for speaking with us.
LIASSON: Thanks for having me
BURNETT: It’s a pleasure, Michel.
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Trump executive order: UK ministers to press US on ban

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January 29, 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May has told her foreign secretary and home secretary to contact their US counterparts about a travel ban imposed by President Trump.
Boris Johnson is pressing Mr Trump’s advisers to exempt Britons with dual citizenship from the 90-day ban on visa holders from seven countries .
Earlier Mr Johnson tweeted it was « divisive and wrong » to stigmatise people on the basis of nationality.
Mrs May has come under fire for not condemning the order earlier.
A petition to stop a state visit to the UK by President Trump later this year may be debated in Parliament, after amassing more than 350,000 signatures.
The prime minister had been criticised for not condemning the US order when she was first asked about it, at a press conference in Turkey on Saturday.
She initially said it was up to the US to decide its policy on refugees but No 10 later issued a statement saying she did « not agree with this kind of approach and it is not one we will be taking ».
Downing Street said her decision to tell Mr Johnson and Ms Rudd to speak to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security showed she was « absolutely determined » to respond to fears about the ban.
It is understood Mr Johnson has been speaking to Mr Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon and senior adviser Jared Kushner about how to stop travelling Britons being affected by the 90-day travel ban for nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Earlier Mr Johnson joined those speaking out against Mr Trump’s executive order, writing on Twitter: « We will protect the rights and freedoms of UK nationals home and abroad. »
A Conservative MP, Nadhim Zahawi, who was born in Iraq, is among those who have said they would not be able to travel to the US while the temporary ban is in place.
BBC political correspondent Susana Mendonca
There is a much tougher message coming from Downing Street today. Theresa May has ordered the foreign secretary and home secretary to make representations to their opposite numbers in the US government about the travel ban, and both Boris Johnson and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke have called Mr Trump’s policy « divisive » and « wrong ».
The British government is at pains to make it clear just how much it disagrees with this US travel ban. Theresa May’s failure to do that at a press conference in Turkey yesterday led to a backlash from MPs on all sides who had wanted to see a tougher stance – given she had promised not to be afraid to tell Donald Trump when she didn’t agree with him. That’s hard do, though, when Mrs May also needs to forge a good working relationship with the controversial new president.
Mr Gauke, defending the PM this morning, said she wasn’t the kind of politician who « shoots from the hip »; that she had to see the evidence first; and that was why she wasn’t quick to judge. Even Nadhim Zahawi MP – himself a victim of Mr Trump’s travel ban – was at pains not to criticise the PM personally.
But now the PM faces another potential problem, as a petition calling for Donald Trump not be invited for a State visit to the UK has already gained enough signatures to be considered for a debate in parliament.
British Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah, who was born in Somalia and lives in the US, has also said it is « deeply troubling » that he may have to tell his children he cannot go home .
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it would be « totally wrong » for a proposed state visit to the UK by Mr Trump to go ahead while the row continued.
Labour’s former leader Ed Miliband said Mrs May must « get on the phone » to the president.
« You’re the prime minister, » he said. « Get on the phone to the president and tell him the ban cannot stand. And do it today. »
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told Sky News the UK « should not be rolling out the red carpet for President Trump » while the travel ban was in place.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also said it should not go ahead while the order was in place.

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More Court Orders Stymie Trump’s Immigration Order

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January 29, 2017

Federal courts around the country have issued emergency orders temporarily blocking the removal of refugees legally authorized to enter the United States, generating further confusion in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration from countries with high instances of terrorism.
The first such order came Saturday when District Judge Ann Donnelly in the Eastern District of New York issued a stay that halted the removal of several hundred refugees trapped in airports around the country.
A challenge to the order was brought by two refugees from Iraq — Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi — who were held at JFK International Airport in New York, despite holding visas authorizing their entry into the United States. The pair also sought class certification to represent all migrants in similar situations.
The executive order the president issued Saturday did not make provision for hundreds of refugees with visas and green cards en route to the United States, confining Darweesh, Alshawi and others like them to legal limbo, as volunteer lawyers rushed to major airports to take on migrants as pro-bono clients.
Donnelly’s order stayed the removal of dozens of refugees, though it does not appear to authorize their entry to the United States. (RELATED: Judge Grants Refugees Stay From Trump’s Executive Order)
Similar orders came late on Saturday or early Sunday from federal courts in Massachusetts, Washington state, and Virginia.
Judge Allison Burroughs in the District of Massachusetts issued a ruling that temporarily enjoins the removal of refugees who are legally authorized to enter the U. S. Her ruling also requires Customs and Border Patrol officers to advise airlines servicing Logan International Airport in Boston that individuals affected by Trump’s order will not be detained or removed solely on the basis of the order.
Late Saturday, Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order forbidding the removal of refugees detained at Dulles International Airport for seven days. The order also requires government officials to grant the refugees access to legal counsel.
California has also filed a challenge to Trump’s order. The state claims the order violates the separation of powers doctrine because the president lack statutory authorization from Congress to create such a policy. They also claim the order infringes on the Constitution’s Establishment Clause.
“Mr. Trump’s Executive Order presents a proposed ‘law’ facially prohibiting entry of persons to the United States based of their adherence to religious beliefs shared in certain countries,” California’s filing reads. “The Executive Order is therefore facially unconstitutional and must be stricken as an infringement on the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.”
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement it will abide by all court orders, but insisted the president’s order remains in place.
“President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place — prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U. S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety,” the statement said. “No foreign national in a foreign land, without ties to the United States, has any unfettered right to demand entry into the United States or to demand immigration benefits in the United States.”
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Lake Junaluska Polar Plunge to Benefit Youth

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January 29, 2017

On “Super Bowl” Saturday, February 4, 2017, Haywood Waterways Association and Lake Junaluska Assembly are hosting the “5th Annual Polar Plunge Benefit-t-t-ting Kids in the Creek & Environmental Education”. The Polar Plunge is a community event, bringing together public officials, schools, businesses, churches, and many others to support kids. The cost is $25 ($10 for under age 18) or FREE by raising sponsorships; 100% of the proceeds benefit youth and environmental education programs. There will be a bonfire and all plungers receive a free t-shirt and lunch. The depth of plunge is a personal choice, from a dip of the toe to a full-body immersion. Prizes are awarded for best costumes and top fundraisers (individual, community team, and school team). Donate or become a Plunger by “Joining the Team” at www.crowdrise.com/5thannualpolarplunge or contacting Haywood Waterways to request a “Sponsorship, Registration, and Donation Packet” (828-476-4667, info@haywoodwaterways.org). Haywood Waterways is seeking event sponsors.