President Trump has shown a disregard and contempt for not only the
rule of law but also for our constitutional separation of powers. Frederick William Lehmann, Solicitor General during the Taft
administration said that ``the Government wins its point when justice
is done in its courts.'' As acting-Solicitor General, Mr. Francisco
defended the President's travel ban before the Ninth Circuit, in which
he argued that Presidential authority regarding immigration is
``largely immune from judicial control.''
Mr. Francisco's lead in defending President Trump's Executive orders
are deeply concerning. We need a Solicitor General that can say no to
the President and resist positions advocated by the administration's
hardliners when they fall outside of defensible legal boundaries.
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