Reaction From John B. King Jr. on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Muslim Ban
1/4 Today’s wrongly decided Supreme Court validation of the Trump Admin travel ban directed at people of Muslim faith further chips away at the foundation of our democracy.
— John King (@JohnBKing) June 26, 2018
2/4 While the Supreme Court today rightly overruled the 1944 Korematsu decision approving Japanese American internment, Justice Sotomayor is exactly right in saying that today’s decision upholding the travel ban “merely replaces one gravely wrong decision with another.”
— John King (@JohnBKing) June 26, 2018
3/4 Consider the impact on children of the Admin’s hateful rhetoric toward immigrants & people of color, travel ban grounded in anti-Muslim bias, systematic dismantling of civil rts enforcement, callous disregard for people in PR & VI, & cruel separation of families @ the border.
— John King (@JohnBKing) June 26, 2018
4/4 Dr. MLK, Jr. said, “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice.” This is a moment for each of us to stand up for #CivilRights, the promise of equality under the law, & human decency. #WeWillNotBeBanned
— John King (@JohnBKing) June 26, 2018