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If he thought he was a king he'd send soldiers into Congress and the Courts. Just as real kings did in Europe. He has done neither. You guys just make up things in your fevered heads and run with it. It truly is ( once again ) Pathetic.

Pathetic.

It looks like Tulsi Gabbard has the votes with both Collins and Murkowski - the GOP awkward squad - pledging to vote for her. I understand her Senate confirmation vote is 10.00am Eastern so 10.00 pm Thailand? I bet some of our left wing pals can't wait. It must be annoying to see the so-called Russian asset put in charge as the director of national intelligence. That Russia Hoax will haunt the Democrats for years.

The Judges ruling was effevtiely that Bessent couldn't sit next to a data analyst and view the data. Which is just utter stupidity.

So for all the ball-headed bickering on this thread by the demented left, you'll be enraged to see federal judges destroying nonsensical rulings that you celebrated. What a pity.

Add to that - Judge Vargas has already narrowed the TRO to ensure that political appointees such as Bessent can access Treasury data. Vargas knows it was an absurd argument from the get go and when the TRO is challenged in court Trump can't lose. He'll either see D.O.G.E. carry out the work or he'll be served with an injunction which can be immediately appealed. Part of the appeal or allied to the appeal will be a challenge to the authority of district judges on national issues.

Looks like I'm right again. To paraphrase - no judge has the right to insulate civil servants from political oversight. Where I'm right? Trump wants this battle to go to the Supreme Court. District judges - who are themselves polical appointees - should not have the power to overrule the executive. Absolutely absurd that a district judge who was nominated by a President, voted out of the committee and confirmed by the Senate thinks that other appointees who go through the same process are inferior to civil servants.

You'll find out tomorrow.

Too late. USAID is toxic. It might be put out of its misery tomorrow by Judge Nichols.

And I know there has to be a slush fund. You can't record a payment to Achmed Hussain, 24 Arab Street. Islamabad - reason for payment - told us where to find Bin Laden. Just create a separate national security fund and have the Treasury transfer the money there. IMO Americans would accept that.

I maintain. Rerun the election today and Trump would be in Reaganesque 1984 territory. 250 plus reps & 58 Senators. I can't remember a worse three months for the Dems in my life and it looks like it's going to get worse. Some of the reports I'm reading just can't be true. And if any are, it will rock the entire American governance system. One example - $100 billion a year in untracked payments from the Treasury. Absolutely no record of where the money was sent or why. That can't be true, that's absurd beyond belief. A trillion dollars disappearing every decade. Come on, no American can tolerate that. Let's hope it isn't true.

Posted elsewhere but it is relevant here. I think Nichol's has a hearing scheduled for tomorrow and it appears he'll rule in favor of the White House if they offer ( and they will ) a couple of basic repairs to the original order.

^^nonsensical. Worthless. Anyway, X is boiling over. It hasn't occurred to the left that the White House wants this issue to go to SCOTUS. As one guy says here - district judges are not Kings. I have no problem with district court judges ruling against the executive and the issue being expedited to their circuit appeals court, who can then impose an injunction. Alternatively just do what Biden did, ignore the courts. You didn't hear the moronic left complain about that when the courts ruled against Biden re student debt. Goose, gander and all that.

Drivel. I indicate the thoughts of the longest serving SCOTUS Justice and you say I'm projecting. I am projecting nothing. You are embarrassing yourself. Dunning Kruger strikes again

Those convictions will.never survive an appeal. No chance.

Only SCOTUS has the power to rule laws unconstitutional. They can do so by vote or by allowing Appeal Court rulings to stand. District judges are not vested with that power. Hence, Justice Thomas wants and end to judicial activism. All sane Americans should want that.

Drivel. But pleasing to think you put a lot of effort into that utter waste of space.

My point entirely. It affects both sides of the aisle.

I was referring to the ruling which looks certain to fail.

Article III The Supreme Court has the power to declare on constitutional issues. District judges are subordinate. The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court, which has the power of judicial review. Judicial review allows the Supreme Court to review the actions of the president and lawmakers, and declare them unconstitutional.

It's not that simple. They are allocated to a court circuit. They are not allocated national power to override Presidents. And it won't be the first time that circuit appeal courts have disagreed on issues. This needs to come to SCOTUS for clarification to the benefit of Democrats and Republican Presidents.

And that will be fine. As I said I didn't want to believe this was true. Now deactivate the SSN's.

You laugh? Just goes to show that imbeciles are easily entertained. No one objects to aid going for humanitarian reasons. People object to aid going to political activism, gay stage shows, feeding terrorists. Still laughing?

The people who are scamming would object.

If the general election was reran today this very day, it would be an epic landslide for Trump. The damage done to the Democrats between the LA fires and USAID, among others, is severe. If D.O.G.E. continues on this path, the midterms will see 250 plus GOP reps and 58 Senators. Then the last two years of Trump's Presidency will be wild.