Judge today sternly blocks funding freeze, contradicts press secretary Leavitt

[Cellblock2429]

The power of the purse is that of Congress. President administers it as directed by Congress.

/——/ That’s a stark change from “Trump spent us $17 trillion into debt.”

 

[elektra]

/——/ That’s a stark change from “Trump spent us $17 trillion into debt.”

Slow horse got it wrong, the president does not administer the spending of money

 

[Hollie]

Why do you all think an executive order is some magical remedy?

Biden ran his clown show on exactly that.

 

[Man With A Plan]

You plainly said he was "a federal judge at the state level authority".

Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

He has FEDERAL level authority.

Goddam, you are unbelievably obtuse!

He's a judge appointed by Barack Obama. Gee, why do you think they'd bring suit in Rhode Island? Duh? The Democrats are desperate to stop Trump from shrinking the size of the Federal Government because they know it's one of their few remaining power bases and without those votes it's all over for them. So they go judge shopping...get one they know will give them the verdict they want and force Trump to appeal his verdict. The Democrats need to keep the Federal Government as bloated as they possibly can. Do they care if that's bad for the country? LOL. Come on...these are the same people who just gave us four years of Joe Biden! They could care less if it's bad for the country as long as it keeps them in power.

 

[Cellblock2429]

He's a judge appointed by Barack Obama. Gee, why do you think they'd bring suit in Rhode Island? Duh? The Democrats are desperate to stop Trump from shrinking the size of the Federal Government because they know it's one of their few remaining power bases and without those votes it's all over for them. So they go judge shopping...get one they know will give them the verdict they want and force Trump to appeal his verdict. The Democrats need to keep the Federal Government as bloated as they possibly can. Do they care if that's bad for the country? LOL. Come on...these are the same people who just gave us four years of Joe Biden! They could care less if it's bad for the country as long as it keeps them in power.

/----/ Then Trump will follow suit and judge shop too.

 

[Blaster]

‘A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in an order this afternoon that the funding freeze is likely a violation of the Constitution.
[…]
"The Court finds that the record now before it substantiates the likelihood of a successful claim that the Executive's actions violate the Constitution and statutes of the United States," he added in the 13-page decision in the lawsuit filed by 22 state attorneys general.
[…]
Even after the OMB rescinded the memo on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, claiming, "This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo.
[…]
"Based on the Press Secretary’s unequivocal statement and the continued actions of Executive agencies, the Court finds that the policies in the OMB Directive that the States challenge here are still in full force and effect and thus the issues presented in the States’ TRO motion are not moot," he said.

The judge warned that there was "more than monetary harm" at stake with the case.

As Justice Anthony Kennedy reminds us, 'Liberty is always at stake when one or more of the branches seek to transgress the separation of powers,'" he wrote.’

Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge

A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.

abcnews.go.com

Very good.

At least we have a semi-functional judiciary that will check Trump’s corruption and lawlessness.

He should ignore this so called judge.

 

[Marener]

He should ignore this so called judge.

That would be an impeachable offense in my mind.

The constitution relies on checks and balance. Allowing presidents to ignore rulings they don’t like is extremely dangerous and would permit authoritarian dictatorships.

 

[SeaMajor7]

That would be an impeachable offense in my mind.

The constitution relies on checks and balance. Allowing presidents to ignore rulings they don’t like is extremely dangerous and would permit authoritarian dictatorships.

Yes, checks and balances.
SCOTUS will check and balance that rogue RI judge.

 

[Blaster]

These liberal judges should be ignored.

 

[Cellblock2429]

That would be an impeachable offense in my mind.

The constitution relies on checks and balance. Allowing presidents to ignore rulings they don’t like is extremely dangerous and would permit authoritarian dictatorships.

/----/ Like Joe ignoring the USSC on college loan forgiveness? You mean like that?

 

[Marener]

/----/ Like Joe ignoring the USSC on college loan forgiveness? You mean like that?

Hard to say since that didn’t happen.

 

[Mac-7]

You mean states that don't immediately comply with Trump's bullshit edict to scrub the existence of DEI from their state?

If so, then consider whether or not an executive order is a "federal law" (it's not). Furthermore, they can't really order states to comply with an executive order because the states are sovereign and have their own laws and constitutions.

Now he can attempt to COERCE them into compliance, by threatening to withhold or cutoff money that they receive from the federal government but as we just saw, Trump can't just come in and demand that everyone comply with his every demand or EO.

Not without a fight.

You dont sit on the SC and neither do I

We have our lawyers and so does your side

I know libs think you know it all but you dont

Lets see how it all plays out in court

 

[Cellblock2429]

Hard to say since that didn’t happen.

/—-/ It didn’t happen except when it did.

Biden’s Student Loan Boast: The Supreme Court ‘Didn’t Stop Me’​

The President ignores the law again as he forgives more student debt. The total is now $138 billion and counting​

https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-student-debt-forgiveness-supreme-court-0c5204fe

 

[Marener]

/—-/ It didn’t happen except when it did.

Biden’s Student Loan Boast: The Supreme Court ‘Didn’t Stop Me’​

The President ignores the law again as he forgives more student debt. The total is now $138 billion and counting​

https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-student-debt-forgiveness-supreme-court-0c5204fe

Nope. SCOTUS struck down one forgiveness program so they went back to the drawing board and came up with a different program with different legal justification.

It would take another lawsuit and decision to strike down the subsequent program.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Nope. SCOTUS struck down one forgiveness program so they went back to the drawing board and came up with a different program with different legal justification.

It would take another lawsuit and decision to strike down the subsequent program.

/——-/ “The President ignores the law again as he forgives more student debt.”

 

[Marener]

“The President ignores the law again as he forgives more student debt.”

A fine opinion but one which carries no legal authority. Let me know when SCOTUS agrees. Until then, your argument is unsubstantiated.

 

[Cellblock2429]

A fine opinion but one which carries no legal authority. Let me know when SCOTUS agrees. Until then, your argument is unsubstantiated.

/—-/ I supported my post claiming Biden ignored the USSC. GEEZE try and keep up.

Judge today sternly blocks funding freeze, contradicts press secretary Leavitt

The power of the purse is that of Congress. President administers it as directed by Congress. /——/ That’s a stark change from “Trump spent us $17 trillion into debt.”

www.usmessageboard.com

 

[Marener]

/—-/ Supported my post claiming Biden ignored the USSC. GEEZE try and keep up.

Nope. You just don’t understand what the SC said and what they didn’t say.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Nope. You just don’t understand what the SC said and what they didn’t say.

/—-/ I edited my post. Please check it.

 

[Marener]

/—-/ I edited my post. Please check it.

Changes nothing. SC issued a ruling that the Biden administration couldn’t proceed with a particular student loan forgiveness program based on a particular law.

So they came up with a different program based on a different law.

He didn’t ignore the SC.