#trumps ban

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[jehanprovairre]

God, all I can think about is those poor kids who's dream it was to join the military. That one kid in ROTC who's about to enter their senior year, ready to join the military right when they graduate, and their heart breaking because now they can't, or if they do they have to go back in the closet. That one kid who now has to suffer through dysphoria and being called the wrong pronouns and thank God that they use last names because God dammit, they love this country, even if this country chose an idiot for a president, and they will do anything to protect it.

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Day 110. Letter 110.

May 9, 2017

Dear Mr. Trump,

This is my 110th letter to you. I will be writing you a letter everyday of your presidency. The purpose of this letter is remind you that your words, actions and decisions impact millions of Americans such as myself.

Today I want to talk to you about the power of the internet. The internet is a powerful tool and once you put something on it you can’t really take it back. It is also a tool people use to look back on what you have said in the past. 

The statements made before and after the election by you and your allies about your travel ban may have been causing your administration headaches as your team tries to defend the executive order’s constitutionality. 

The argument that the ban is purely secular has not fared well with the judges when you own campaign website stated in advance that the purpose was “preventing Muslim immigration,” which has sounded to a number of courts like an unconstitutional religion-based restriction. 

Yesterday a reporter asked Spicer “if this White House is no longer calling this a ‘Muslim ban’ ... why does the president's website still explicitly call for a ‘preventing Muslim immigration’? Spicer was not aware of what was on the sire. At that particular moment, the website did indeed include “Donald J Trump statement on preventing Muslim immigration. 

But then, shazam, the text from the website was removed.  the URL, which includes the words “preventing Muslim immigration.”But like spoken words things said on the internet can not be so easily erased. The Internet archive the “Way Back Machine” still houses the original statement. Your statements as president and as candidate are important, we are not likely to forget them anytime soon. Especially when you have published them on the internet. 

You have the ability to make the world and America a better place. Do not throw away your shot.

Your actions impact millions. Every day, I will write to you about a topic that deserves your attention -- and you respect.

A concerned citizen,

PLB

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Day 18. Letter 18. Muslim Ban Impact

February 6, 2017

Dear Mr. Trump,

This is my eighteenth letter to you, I will be writing you a letter every day of your presidency. The purpose of this letter is to remind you that your actions, words and decision have a large impact on millions of Americans such as myself.

You ban on the 7 Muslim majority countries is still being fought in the courts. Something that is legal and the proper role of the courts, it is all about checks and balances. Overnight, 97 companies — most of them technology firms, including Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft — filed a legal brief arguing that the ban is unconstitutional and harms the interests of American businesses.

The brief, filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is blunt and direct. The ban, it says, “hinders the ability of American companies to attract great talent; increases costs imposed on business; makes it more difficult for American firms to compete in the international marketplace; and gives global enterprises a new, significant incentive to build operations — and hire new employees — outside the United States.”

As someone who campaigned on Pro-business and making American first it is unsettling that you would hurt US businesses with an un-vetted executive order.

You have the ability to make the world and America a better place I would encourage you, do not throw away your shot.

Each day I will write about a topic or a group of Americans that deserve your attention.

A concerned citizen,

PLB