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matt's avatar

The Judges are going rogue and constantly misinterpreting the Constitution

It should be law, that if a judge gets overturned twice by a higher court, then that judge gets vooted off the bench and loses his/her law license

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Greg Miller's avatar

Judges should be subject to the same vexatious litigant rules that they apply to litigants.

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Dar David's avatar

As Gorsuch said. "As the brief and furious history of the regulation before us illustrates, the routine issuance of universal injunctions is patently unworkable, sowing chaos for litigants, the government, courts, and all those affected by these conflicting decisions," Gorsuch wrote. "Rather than spending their time methodically developing arguments and evidence in cases limited to the parties at hand, both sides have been forced to rush from one preliminary injunction hearing to another, leaping from one emergency stay application to the next, each with potentially nationwide stakes, and all based on expedited briefing and little opportunity for the adversarial testing of evidence."

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Naveen's avatar

Birthright citizenship should've ended LONG AGO because the authors of the 14th amendment intended it for freed slaves NOT for the children of ILLEGAL aliens from over 170 nations on earth!

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Julie Ainger's avatar

Thank you Professor Ann re: highlight of an American History class most citizens and teens are required to complete upon graduation. (With a generous “C” grade or better considered passing.) In addition a separate test given in middle school and then again in high school simply called “The Constitution” dives into the specifics. Passing is also required, notecards and all. Proficiency in American English not essential. But, heck would be kinda nice, right?

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Paul G Cwick's avatar

The Democrats think the three branches of government consist of: Democrat elected officials, Democrat voters and the Media.

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JBK's avatar

Very good Ann.....I hope they keep going and yes I am positive we are in one hell of a mess. I also am willing to feel some pain for the overall good of the country. Do not know if it is possible but give everything you've got...I have thought for DECADES now when what I would call a paltry, minuscule judge no one has heard of...except maybe his 50-100,000 "constituents" stops any ruling by the President, Congress whoever to be totally ludicrous. And personally I do eat and like eggs but I can also afford a little higher price..I did not vote for Trump because of eggs, though Dems thought all for voted for Trump because we are uneducated....uh, no. My PRIMARY reason was for hoping he could do something about ILLEGAL and LEGAL immigration...birthright citizenship....if he can't throw them all out..ok...but he is SCARING the shit out of them and some I am sure will leave on their own. Hopefully many but we will see....

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R.F.Dickinson's avatar

beautifully written thankyou

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ktrip's avatar

I am pleasantly surprised by how many questionable institutions were created by executive order like FEMA (and even the FBI!). What is done can be undone I would think. It is rich to see lefty MOCs recoiling, well, left and left. Their lazy legislative grants of broad authority to agencies (meaning the executive should he choose to awake and exercise power) is the exact authority that gives Trump and his appointees the power to shut down a lot of this nonsense. This ridiculous idea that some unnamed bureaucrat should have more power than the President should be dispensed with completely. The President is only limited when he exceeds the authority granted under law (such as Biden on forgiving student loan debt) and the Constitution or fails to act in accord with the law (e.g. Biden on the border). Unfortunately, the Department of Education was created by statute. But I bet a good chunk of what it does was done under executive power.

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WI Patriot's avatar

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

36 Trillion in the hole and what do we have to show for it?

"Keep on Trumpin"

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Curt Chipman's avatar

Time to go on the Maher show and school him.

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Dar David's avatar

Long overdue.

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Fritz Dahmus's avatar

As Andersen Cooper might say, "don't be a dick".....but in Ann's case, Andersen would use another word that rhymes with bunt.

I think I now hate the left. They work way too hard avoiding the simple pursuit of the truth...always looking for "the evidence". The evidence will come in time Andersen...it's only been 33 days....right now they are just working on some very good hypothesizes and hunches from what has been gatherd...so far!

...and the price of eggs STILL HAS NOT COME DOWN! Trump lied....

If I was Elon...I'd look into CNN getting USAID money. Just a thought.

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R.F.Dickinson's avatar

so in 3 weeks eggs have'nt come down but i know the russians finally picked up that laptop from the pawn shop

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rufus's avatar

I thought being called a dick by naughty boy Anderson was a term of endearment.

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Heather's avatar

Brilliant, as usual

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Myriad Mike's avatar

It's time for Trump to get mean...

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JA's avatar

"It's almost as if they decide based not on any fixed principle, but on whose side they take."

This.

Wait until the next time voters overwhelming pass a local ballot initiative banning illegals from getting driver's licenses or giving them in-state tuition and see what the worshippers of "Democracy!" do.

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Kevin Murphy's avatar

Ann explains it all for you! She makes it sound so simple because maybe it is.

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Greg Miller's avatar

Should the executive branch be free to treat injunctions as mere suggestions? Serious question.

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gallopsix's avatar

I second this question

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MP's avatar

Trump should load the Supreme Court now.

6 more conservative justices.

Play the game the way your opponent would

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MP's avatar

Use Roosevelt's speech word for word

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