I guess Laura Ingraham hasn't lost enough sponsors yet, but at least she's found a different dead horse to flog:
Well, let's see:
"Circumscribe the authority of judges"? Congress can't -- although theoretically Congress can dissolve all district and circuit courts, but I don't see that happening.
Policy -- the courts don't deal with policy, they deal with law. Ingraham should know that -- she clerked for a Supreme Court justice (Clarence Thomas, as a matter of fact; that explains a lot). But it doesn't fit the agenda.
The "people's will" is certainly not something you're going to find the Trump regime worrying about, and it is subject to limits: the people get to elect their representatives; that's the extent of it. (Oh, and as it happens, most of "the people" are against Trump's attempts to eliminate DACA.)
The right hates the whole idea of an independent judiciary, almost as much as they hate the idea of equal treatment under the law. I'm reminded of the hysterical reaction to Obergefell, which most right-wing commentators condemned at "lawless," which I found hysterically funny -- that's officially known as an oxymoron.
So, in the final analysis, she's not only an idiot, she's a liar. Somehow, that's no surprise.
There's video at the link, if your stomach's up for it.
Now let’s face it. The runaway judiciary has become in effect a new flank of the resistance. They are taking away your power. And it’s time for Congress to circumscribe the authority and the reach of these district court judges. Think about national health care policy, immigration policy, national security. These matters are all beyond the scope and understanding frankly of a district court judge.
“It’s like giving a local mayor control over U.S. foreign policy. It’s ridiculous. The tyranny especially of the district court bench has to end. And the people’s will should no longer be held hostage to the capricious whims of one ill-equipped disgruntled life tenured jurist.
Well, let's see:
"Circumscribe the authority of judges"? Congress can't -- although theoretically Congress can dissolve all district and circuit courts, but I don't see that happening.
Policy -- the courts don't deal with policy, they deal with law. Ingraham should know that -- she clerked for a Supreme Court justice (Clarence Thomas, as a matter of fact; that explains a lot). But it doesn't fit the agenda.
The "people's will" is certainly not something you're going to find the Trump regime worrying about, and it is subject to limits: the people get to elect their representatives; that's the extent of it. (Oh, and as it happens, most of "the people" are against Trump's attempts to eliminate DACA.)
The right hates the whole idea of an independent judiciary, almost as much as they hate the idea of equal treatment under the law. I'm reminded of the hysterical reaction to Obergefell, which most right-wing commentators condemned at "lawless," which I found hysterically funny -- that's officially known as an oxymoron.
So, in the final analysis, she's not only an idiot, she's a liar. Somehow, that's no surprise.
There's video at the link, if your stomach's up for it.
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