Trump will ask the Supreme Court to forbid lower judges from blocking unconstitutional laws
Trump will ask the Supreme Court to forbid lower judges from blocking unconstitutional laws
By Matthew Chapman at Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/trump-will-ask-the-supreme-court-to-forbid-lower-judges-from-blocking-unconstitutional-laws/
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On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence told the right-wing Federalist Society that President Donald Trump will ask the Supreme Court to abolish the practice of “nationwide injunctions.”
“A Supreme Court Justice has to convince four of his colleagues to uphold a nationwide injunction — but a single district court judge can issue one, effectively preventing the duly-elected president of the United States from fulfilling his constitutional duties,” said Pence. “This judicial obstruction is unprecedented. In the days ahead, our administration will seek opportunities to put this question before the Supreme Court.”
Courts frequently issue injunctions, which block the government or other entities from taking a certain action. A “nationwide” injunction is an injunction that also applies to people who aren’t part of the lawsuit — and such injunctions are frequently used by both liberal and conservative litigants to prevent that government from enforcing unconstitutional laws.
Simply put, Pence is saying that lower courts should not be allowed to block the government from enforcing a law even if that law is found unconstitutional — they should only be allowed to exempt the specific person or people who sued from the law.
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PS: Hey Susan... fuck you!
The SC judges don't command lower court judges how to rule. That's not how it works.
Lower court judges make their rulings, and then, on appeal, higher court judges can decide if they were right or not. They can't call them and say, "Hey, Joe, if you get a case about (insert favorite issue here) make sure you make this call."
