Early loss for 47

[Bowlmania]

It's not just the adverse ruling itself (and yes, it's just a TRO but this EO is dead in the water). The judge's comments are devastating - - and hilarious.

"I am having trouble understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this [executive] order is constitutional," the judge told a U.S. Justice Department lawyer defending Trump's order. "It just boggles my mind."

"I've been on the bench for over four decades. I can't remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order," {Judge] Coughenour said of Trump's policy.

The reaction was vintage Trump. "They put it before a certain judge in Seattle (in Trump's eyes, a foreign jurisdiction), I guess, right? And there's no surprises with that judge."

Judge Coughenour is a Reagan appointee.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-hear-states-bid-block-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-2025-01-23/

 

[hookyIU1990]

That one seemed like it should have been and was DOA. I wonder if he signed it and thought, "If I can get this through, I can get anything through".

 

[Bowlmania]

That one seemed like it should have been and was DOA. I wonder if he signed it and thought, "If I can get this through, I can get anything through".

Somebody in his counsel's office had to have green-lighted it. That guy should be looking for a new job tomorrow.

 

[Univee2]

Somebody in his counsel's office had to have green-lighted it. That guy should be looking for a new job tomorrow.

They want to get it to the Supreme Court. Appeal and take it onward.

 

[UncleMark]

They want to get it to the Supreme Court. Appeal and take it onward.

It's a ridiculous Hail Mary, but nothing from this Court would surprise me.

 

[Bowlmania]

It's a ridiculous Hail Mary, but nothing from this Court would surprise me.

It's blatantly unconstitutional. There's no appealable issue. That said, you're right. Anything's possible in this new age of the Imperial Presidency. And if the Supreme Court takes this case, it would be another glaring sign that we're truly fvcked.

 

[bailey777]

It's not just the adverse ruling itself (and yes, it's just a TRO but this EO is dead in the water). The judge's comments are devastating - - and hilarious.

"I am having trouble understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that this [executive] order is constitutional," the judge told a U.S. Justice Department lawyer defending Trump's order. "It just boggles my mind."

"I've been on the bench for over four decades. I can't remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order," {Judge] Coughenour said of Trump's policy.

The reaction was vintage Trump. "They put it before a certain judge in Seattle (in Trump's eyes, a foreign jurisdiction), I guess, right? And there's no surprises with that judge."

Judge Coughenour is a Reagan appointee.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-hear-states-bid-block-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-2025-01-23/

They want to get if to the Supreme Court. That's the plan.

 

[BCCHoosier]

They want to get if to the Supreme Court. That's the plan.

You guys willing to light the Constitution on fire now for your master? You guys have slavish devotion. I'll give you that.

 

[Bowlmania]

They want to get if to the Supreme Court. That's the plan.

Spot on, bailey. That is likely now the plan/hope.

There's no pulling the wool over your eyes.

Back in the old days, like maybe 9 or 10 years ago, the likelihood of this going all the way up would have been somewhere between a ridiculously long shot and impossible. Now, maybe a layup. We'll see.