Mr. President, Meet the Law

[BabyBoomer50s]

Smart piece by Kimberley Strassel in the WSJ. Senator McConnell’s laser focus on confirming 234 federal judges is paying off. In much the same way liberal judges blocked many of Trump’s executive orders, the federal courts have been slamming the breaks on a slew of Biden’s EOs.

“Democrats can take part-credit for the legal onslaught. While it is usual for attorneys general of the opposing party to challenge federal rules and laws, the left took it to a new level in the Trump years. By one analysis, Democratic attorneys general filed 35 multistate lawsuits against the federal government in 2017 alone (compared with the 46 suits Republican attorneys general filed in the eight years of the Obama administration). The “resistance” judiciary can also take a bow. While conservative judges are normally reticent to issue nationwide injunctions, the liberal bench worked its socks off to normalize the practice in the Trump era—and now is apparently getting its wish.“

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mr-president-meet-the-law-11623968931

 

[ll74]

Smart piece by Kimberley Strassel in the WSJ. Senator McConnell’s laser focus on confirming 234 federal judges is paying off. In much the same way liberal judges blocked many of Trump’s executive orders, the federal courts have been slamming the breaks on a slew of Biden’s EOs.

“Democrats can take part-credit for the legal onslaught. While it is usual for attorneys general of the opposing party to challenge federal rules and laws, the left took it to a new level in the Trump years. By one analysis, Democratic attorneys general filed 35 multistate lawsuits against the federal government in 2017 alone (compared with the 46 suits Republican attorneys general filed in the eight years of the Obama administration). The “resistance” judiciary can also take a bow. While conservative judges are normally reticent to issue nationwide injunctions, the liberal bench worked its socks off to normalize the practice in the Trump era—and now is apparently getting its wish.“

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mr-president-meet-the-law-11623968931

I'm sure you supported it when Democrats blocked all of Trump's EOs as well

 

[Rightguide]

I'm sure you supported it when Democrats blocked all of Trump's EOs as well

Accept they didn't.

 

[ll74]

Accept they didn't.

Lmao...that's funny

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

I'm sure you supported it when Democrats blocked all of Trump's EOs as well

No, I wasn’t happy then but since they opened the door, I’m happy to see Biden’s agenda getting the same treatment. Same way I didn’t like it when Harry Reid invoked the nuclear option on judicial confirmations. Didn’t like it at the time but was delighted when McConnell invoked it and upped the ante. Trump & McConnell’s transformation of the federal judiciary was a major accomplishment that will have an impact for decades to come.

 

[ll74]

No, I wasn’t happy then but since they opened the door, I’m happy to see Biden’s agenda getting the same treatment. Same way I didn’t like it when Harry Reid invoked the nuclear option on judicial confirmations. Didn’t like it at the time but was delighted when McConnell invoked it and upped the ante. Trump & McConnell’s transformation of the federal judiciary was a major accomplishment that will have an impact for decades to come.

Challenging EO didn't start with Trump
.sorry
And certainly confirming unqualified judges didnt either...but they had the most

 

[RobDownSouth]

No, I wasn’t happy then but since they opened the door, I’m happy to see Biden’s agenda getting the same treatment. Same way I didn’t like it when Harry Reid invoked the nuclear option on judicial confirmations. Didn’t like it at the time but was delighted when McConnell invoked it and upped the ante. Trump & McConnell’s transformation of the federal judiciary was a major accomplishment that will have an impact for decades to come.

You know, BoBo also never learned that "two wrongs don't make a right" either, but in his defense his birth mother deserted him at a young age.

You don't have that excuse.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Challenging EO didn't start with Trump
.sorry
And certainly confirming unqualified judges didnt either...but they had the most

No, EO judicial interventions didn’t start during the Trump administration but the frequency and breadth increased dramatically. I shed no tears for the Biden Administration’s setbacks. Unqualified judicial confirmations are not new but the nuclear option is new. It was detonated by Senator Reid and because of it, McConnell was able to make and unprecedented number of confirmations at the district and appellate level, as well as the 3 fine justices confirmed to SCOTUS under the last administration.

 

[ll74]

No, EO judicial interventions didn’t start during the Trump administration but the frequency and breadth increased dramatically. I shed no tears for the Biden Administration’s setbacks. Unqualified judicial confirmations are not new but the nuclear option is new. It was detonated by Senator Reid and because of it, McConnell was able to make and unprecedented number of confirmations at the district and appellate level, as well as the 3 fine justices confirmed to SCOTUS under the last administration.

Yep...the Republicans did a lot of damage. Well said.

 

[KeithD]

Any "president" meets the law discussion is going to be about the multiple cases building against the corrupt, criminal, treasonous Donald Trump.

 

[Comshaw]

Smart piece by Kimberley Strassel in the WSJ. Senator McConnell’s laser focus on confirming 234 federal judges is paying off. In much the same way liberal judges blocked many of Trump’s executive orders, the federal courts have been slamming the breaks on a slew of Biden’s EOs.

“Democrats can take part-credit for the legal onslaught. While it is usual for attorneys general of the opposing party to challenge federal rules and laws, the left took it to a new level in the Trump years. By one analysis, Democratic attorneys general filed 35 multistate lawsuits against the federal government in 2017 alone (compared with the 46 suits Republican attorneys general filed in the eight years of the Obama administration). The “resistance” judiciary can also take a bow. While conservative judges are normally reticent to issue nationwide injunctions, the liberal bench worked its socks off to normalize the practice in the Trump era—and now is apparently getting its wish.“

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mr-president-meet-the-law-11623968931

What you seem to miss or ignore is that this is the way it's supposed to work. The courts are the arbiters of what is and is not lawful. The legislature writes the laws, the judiciary interprets the laws. What should never happen, as did in the last administration, is to just ignore the law.

I have no problem with MConnell's push to appoint conservative judges. I do have a problem with appointing unqualified ones though, which happened all to often in the rush to get as many on the bench as possible before the GOP lost power.

To be clear, this: "In much the same way liberal judges blocked many of Trump’s executive orders..." is disingenuous at best, ignorant at it's worst. If you'll check the records, many of those judges that block the donald's EO's were appointed by Republicans. And no, you don't get to call them are liberals just because they issued a ruling you don't agree with.

Comshaw

 

[Rightguide]

What you seem to miss or ignore is that this is the way it's supposed to work. The courts are the arbiters of what is and is not lawful. The legislature writes the laws, the judiciary interprets the laws. What should never happen, as did in the last administration, is to just ignore the law.

Bullshit, what law? How about Biden's ignoring immigration law?

 

[pecksniff]

That's a WSJ editorial. The paper is good at its news section, but nothing from the editorial page should never be taken seriously. It has been like that for many decades now.

 

[pecksniff]

It now needs to be made a high priority to keep off the bench -- and, out of the bar -- anyone who has ever had any connection with the Federalist Society.

 

[pecksniff]

Bullshit, what law? How about Biden's ignoring immigration law?

He hasn't. That's why all those immigrants are crowding the detention centers instead of being just waved in.

 

[YDB95]

You know, BoBo also never learned that "two wrongs don't make a right" either, but in his defense his birth mother deserted him at a young age.

You don't have that excuse.

Not to mention it wasn't necessarily "wrong" when the Dems did it to Trump. Was he in fact flouting the law? If so (and everyone who cares about the truth knows Trump's ignorance of the law was exceeded only by his indifference to it), then they were right to oppose him.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Any "president" meets the law discussion is going to be about the multiple cases building against the corrupt, criminal, treasonous Donald Trump.

This is a tired old chant. They’ve been trying to find criminal cases against Trump for over 5 years. He has not been convicted of any crimes and the Biden Administration is disappointing the Democratic base by not even trying.

 

[pecksniff]

This is a tired old chant. They’ve been trying to find criminal cases against Trump for over 5 years. He has not been convicted of any crimes and the Biden Administration is disappointing the Democratic base by not even trying.

He was president then. By one theory he couldn't even be indicted. Now they're actually looking.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

He was president then. By one theory he couldn't even be indicted. Now they're actually looking.

Keep holding your breath. Lol

 

[Rightguide]

He hasn't. That's why all those immigrants are crowding the detention centers instead of being just waved in.

He has failed to protect the border. Thousands of illegal aliens are swarming over the borders in Texas destroying fences, private property, threatening citizens with guns. If he's still around next year he'll probably be impeached by a new House.

 

[nowisthetime]

Since when did Deplorables care about the law?

 

[Rightguide]

Since when did Deplorables care about the law?

We are all about the law. It's your side who hate laws, rules, and accepted norms of behavior.

 

[pecksniff]

He has failed to protect the border. Thousands of illegal aliens are swarming over the borders in Texas destroying fences, private property, threatening citizens with guns. If he's still around next year he'll probably be impeached by a new House.

Even if what you are describing were happening, and I'm sure it isn't because if it were it would be all over even the most left-wing outlets of the media, it is generally agreed and understood that no official can be impeached for failure. The FFs considered including "maladministration" as a ground for impeachment, but they left it out on purpose.

 

[Rightguide]

Even if what you are describing were happening, and I'm sure it isn't because if it were it would be all over even the most left-wing outlets of the media, it is generally agreed and understood that no official can be impeached for failure. The FFs considered including "maladministration" as a ground for impeachment, but they left it out on purpose.

Just google Gregg Abbots speech on the subject a couple of days ago. Just today he signed 7 specific gun laws some of which he stated were to control the crimes being committed by aliens on ranches on the border.

 

[pecksniff]

Just google Gregg Abbots speech on the subject a couple of days ago.

We're never going to get any reliable truth from a Republican governor of Texas. We never did before.