President Trump has signed executive orders advancing an anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, anti-Muslim, anti-Mexican, anti-science, anti-woman agenda ― and it’s women who have been among the most visible figures at the forefront of resisting that agenda. On Monday night, acting Attorney General Sally Yates did what so many (male) figures in the U.S. government have been unwilling to do: push back on a potentially unconstitutional executive order. She was quickly relieved of her duties, but her actions made a powerful statement, hopefully paving the way for more acts of resistance at the federal level. At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the Executive Order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the Executive Order is lawful.”Within hours, Yates was removed as acting Attorney General by the Trump administration. An official White House statement said that Yates had “betrayed the Department of Justice.”

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2017 16:40 UTC