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Dissident Majority's avatar

Julie, I hope that you are seeing the future of this litigation correctly and SCOTUS puts an end to it. But, as you said, they cannot act fast enough. With John Roberts hand on the scale against the President, it is unlikely to get resolved any time soon. It still troubles me that, just like your article about cameras in Federal court, these decisions, while certainly not binding or precedent, do set a standard, by which the many unscrupulous lawyers willing to take a boat load of money, can leverage some crazy new legal theory that will at least get them heard. Whatever happened to judges just throwing a case out based on the fact that it is complete crap?

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Charles Wemyss, Jr.'s avatar

Last time this writer checked, if you serve at the pleasure of the President you can be fired with or without cause. One has to ask, when Ms. Cook, filled out all the many background forms, prior to her confirmation and appointment, many of which include financial disclosures, did she mention she had misrepresented her status as the primary mortgage holder in two different states for two different residences? What a buffoon. She knowingly lied before congress, she had committed a fraud, but figured because she was a beautiful person no one would look, and if they did, say, you go guur! Try for a third home and primary mortgage. Generals and Admirals at the 3 and 4 star level serve at the pleasure of the President. They can be canned any damn time he or she wants to can them. They know this, and yet we have federal employees that feel entitled and feel they are indeed above the law. It has been said many, many times, this crowd is a laws for thee and not for me. The Chickens, as the Reverend Jeremiah Wright opined in a gentle homily to his flock, “have come to home to roost!” Well rather than God Damn America reverend, how about God Damn those that feel themselves above the law, and are now feeling its pinch. They are starting to squirm. Rumor has it John Brennan is on a severe tofu diet and undergoing plastic surgery and finger print change operations…well not really but how ‘bout a little humor!?? We can only hope…

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Darwin's avatar

The question I have is, is there any accountability in the judiciary after SCOTUS overturns their bogus decisions repeatedly. Their political biases are harming our country. These political hack judges should lose their positions for engaging in the lawfare.

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JoMack's avatar

Finally Julie, do you think they're waking up? The activist judges must be somewhat unnerved by the fact they'll be overturned again and again as the case winds to the SCOTUS. There they get pounded (except Roberts who thinks they are all the gold standard) by Kavanaugh, Alito, Thomas and at times Gorsuch by rebukes and dissent that I 've never seen before. Stopping Trump has its ups for media attention, then it's "a kick in the teeth by the highest court". Is it worth it? As the year winds down, hopefully we'll see these lefty judges finally seeing the writing on the wall since their jobs and reputations are on the line. We shall see.

And the attorneys. They get the windfall, but also lose in the end. Abbe Lowell used his juice with Weiss to get that sweet plea deal with Hunter Biden but ran upon against a savvy judge who kicked it to the curb with wide ranging immunity. Lowell didn't seem to close the deal for Biden and then didn't have to do it, since Hunter was pardoned by daddy. He can huff and pull bu the evidence is undeniable for Lisa Cook and with SCOTUS ruling she has nowhere to go but wishful thinking and using the black card. But, once again, the facts do get in the way black or not. We definitely need a shake up at the fed, and Cook isn't qualified in any way, shape or form.

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Marlan Hoerer's avatar

One can only hope Roberts senses PDJTS moods as his administration has played by the unjust rulings of the biased jurists letting the SCOTUS do the UN-NECCESARY lifting . It is long past time for Roberts and A.G.Bondi to issue a joint reminder the POTUS was elected by a majority according to the constitution and is vested as the head of government meaning even created departments are his purview .

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Wayne Pearson's avatar

Abbe Lowell, one of Cook’s attorneys, claims “any such pre-office offense” does not meet the statutory standard;

If Lisa Cook's loan fraud had been revealed before she was put on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors she wouldn't be on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She kept it hidden. Why?

As for ICE-first if the states would cooperate and help get rid of the worst of the worst ICE raids would be less prevalent. They could stay focused on the really bad people but states like California and Illinois like illegal criminals. They've prove this by paying for them and not for legal citizens. They want the illegal votes.

IMHO, if you're not here legally-you're not here legally. Therefore you don't have any rights to stay. And for those that have been here for 30 years, the left likes to argue, if they haven't applied for citizenship in 30 years they do not want to become citizens.

The world is upside down.

And here's a thought-totally unrelated. I suspect that the "Phillies Karen" arguing with a father and taking a home run ball intended for his young son-self identified as a man but she didn't have any balls.

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Pat Smith's avatar

Count me anong those that thought Johnny and the Supremes would do nothing untoward to their lesser brethren. I an starting to come around to Julie's thinking that serious sanctions will be forthcoming if this insubordination continues. I still think articles of impeachment are in order, but that may require house members to be late for lunch, or God forbid, late for a fund raising cocktail party.

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K3's avatar

Thanks for the recaps!

On appointees, as Vivek has said often, if you can’t fire them, then they do not work for you.

And as to immigration, several of those quoted opinions sent me scrambling for a dictionary.

I get it that maybe that’s the one perfect word, but I think that these judges would do well to consider their audience is not just jurists and attorneys, but real world humans.

(Kind of like why I follow Margot Cleveland on cases but count on you to make more of it meaningful for me.)

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