Judiciary
Is the Fourth Circuit the New Ninth?
There was a time when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was notorious for issuing decisions at odds with existing Supreme Court precedent, and getting repeatedly overturned as a result. The Ninth Circuit was…
The war in Chicago | Power Line
Setbacks for the rogue judges. From CNN, Appeals court blocks release of hundreds of migrants arrested in Illinois just a day before they could have left detention. Just in the nick of time. CNN reports, A CNN analysis of the…
Border patrol surges south | Power Line
From the U.K. Daily Mail, Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies: Border Patrol sending agents and armored vehicles to Charlotte and New Orleans. Resources are being redeployed from Chicago, after wrapping up the surge…
Civil war in Chicago | Power Line
From The New York Post, Shooter opens fire at Border Patrol agents in Chicago, agents confronted by rowdy mob. Details, Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly opened fire Saturday on Border Patrol agents in…
There is no Constitution [With Comment by John]
You may have thought that there was one, but there isn’t. Perhaps at one time, but not anymore. A single federal district judge in Rhode Island, one of 677 across America, is now running the U.S. government. Despite the clear…
A false dawn on ending “shutdown”?
From The Hill newspaper, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is set to hold a vote Friday with an eye toward ending the government shutdown. The GOP leader told lawmakers over a conference lunch that he will hold…
Suffer the children
There are more than 600 serving federal district judges across the United States. Democrats managed to find two of the 600+ to “order” the executive branch to divert $5 billion in money set aside for natural…
Nuclear option | Power Line
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution reads: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;” Senate Democrats have voted 13 times, so far, to deny the…
Nuclear option | Power Line
Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution reads: “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;” Senate Democrats have voted 13 times, so far, to deny the…
Judge orders involuntary work without pay
There used to be a word for that. From the Associated Press (AP), Judge questions the Trump administration’s plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions. As you know, the federal government has been shut down for the past 30…
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