Biden’s Border Action - An Objective, Nuanced Explainer

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🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

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Trump’s prosecution for election interference in Georgia was just stayed by the Court of Appeals, leaving no chance that this trial will proceed before November. What happened, and how unexpected was this delay? We investigate.

We then turn to our main story: Biden administration’s executive actions to “shut down the border” and close the door to asylum for many people who would otherwise be eligible. Matt explains what’s actually going on here and how much of it was already in place before we consider the practical and political consequences of Joe Biden effectively carrying out the border bill which Trump bullied Republicans not to pass.

We end by spending a few minutes discussing a recent opinion from Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, who has very strong--and extremely appropriate--opinions about fonts.

Georgia appeals court order staying Trump’s criminal trial
“A Proclamation on Securing the Border” (June 4, 2024)
Interim Final Rule (“Securing the Border”)(June 4, 2024)
Attorney Taylor Levy’s donation page

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0:00.0	I hate the Supreme Court! the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.
0:23.0	This is not a First Amendment thing.
0:26.0	I printed out a sign especially for him using his favorite font, Garamand.
0:31.0	Who has a favorite font? I read on the internet that it's not against the law for me to go to the bathroom while the
0:37.0	Fest and seatbelt sign is on, so...
0:39.0	Seatbelt sign is on.
0:40.0	But is it against the law though.
0:46.5	Hello and welcome to opening arguments. This is episode one thousand thirty nine.
0:48.5	I'm your host Thomas Smith coming from a closet in New Jersey.
0:52.0	And that over there is real life lawyer Matt Cameron who I think is
0:55.4	probably in a better situation how you doing I'm all right and much like Donald
0:59.3	Trump I will not be going to trial anytime soon so I feel pretty good about that.
1:03.0	Probably ever as far as I know.
1:06.0	Yeah.
1:07.0	Jesus, that sucks.
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:10.0	For both of you or just for...
1:11.0	I have no reason to go to trial.
1:12.0	He's got at least three
1:13.2	pending but just saying we've got that in coming but apparently it's never
1:17.4	gonna happen it's a never gonna happen man we're never gonna get it bad
1:21.3	news this is such important news that and the other thing we're going to talk about that. I'm interrupting my trip to record this and I don't say that to be bitter. I say that because that's how important the show is to me.
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