A rogue Democratic Party judge in Rhode Island, John McConnell, ordered the Trump administration to continue fully funding the food stamp program, even though Congress has not appropriated the money to do so. The order, absurd on its face, is already causing chaos. The administration appealed the order to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, which denied the administration’s request for a stay of McConnell’s order pending the appeal.
The administration then went to the Supreme Court with an application for an emergency stay. Yesterday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (!) issued an administrative stay of McConnell’s order that will remain in effect until two days after the First Circuit rules on the appeal. Given the partisan composition of that court, the Supreme Court may ultimately need to stop the foolishness initiated by Judge McConnell.
What we have seen over the last ten months–hyper-partisan district court judges trying to run the executive branch, by issuing blatantly unconstitutional injunctions, usually “temporary”–is unprecedented in our history. But the Democrats keep making up new rules, and Republicans have no choice but to play by them. Otherwise, Democrats will obtain a permanent, unfair advantage. So, for the remainder of his term, President Trump should appoint federal district court judges who pledge to issue similar temporary injunctions to block Democratic policies, next time we have a Democratic president. Unless the Democrats get a taste of their own medicine, they will shred the Constitution forever.
