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District judges are not elected. They are appointed after being nominated and approved by the Senate. Some of them appear to be doing the bidding of desperate Democrats who are rudderless and shouting epithets to the wind. For example, District Court Judge John Bates has just ruled that the Trump administration must restore information regarding transgender surgeries and transgender ideology that was removed from the websites for HHS, the CDC, and the FDA. His rationale — if it can be called that — is the following (emphasis mine):
"It bears emphasizing who ultimately bears the harm of defendants' actions: everyday Americans, and most acutely, underprivileged Americans, seeking healthcare," [U.S. District Judge John Bates] wrote. Citing declarations from two doctors filed in the case, Bates said if they "cannot provide these individuals the care they need (and deserve) within the scheduled and often limited time frame, there is a chance that some individuals will not receive treatment, including for severe, life-threatening conditions. The public thus has a strong interest in avoiding these serious injuries to the public health."
Uh, huh. "Life-threatening." Sure thing, your honor. His honor (and other renegade judges also issuing injunctions and extra-constitutional rulings on the Executive Branch) might consider a refresher course on the Constitution, specifically the separation of powers between the three branches of government. Of course, I'm under the assumption that Judge Bates actually learned this before he was nominated and approved to sit on the district court bench. But one never knows nowadays. There is a current Supreme Court justice, for example, who can't define what a woman is, which used to be something one learned in kindergarten or as a toddler, so there is that.
Breitbart has kindly collated background information on some of the other judicial pirates that are commandeering the Executive Branch here. It will be interesting to note how many Republican senators voted for these judicial pirates.
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Someone's leash needs to be stomped on. Judicially, of course.
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Recent precedent.
And that was SCOTUS.
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The Constitution is very clear. You only have to look at the first sentence of Article II: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. One person has all the power. Simple and clear.
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Rules are rules only when recognized and accepted by the ruled. We’ve been told for the last 10 years that many in this country do not recognize nor accept them. I do not expect Roberts and by extension Barrett to endorse those words.
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And the only way to contest that power, beyond advisory, is impeachment, not the courts.
The Biden Administration demonstrated that.
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