AG Barr Stands Up Against Insidious Liberal Tactic

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Attorney General Barr is speaking out against nationwide injunctions, something that has plagued the Trump administration and puts enormous power in the hands of small district activist judges. The Washington Examiner reports:

Attorney General William Barr blasted federal judges who have issued more than 37 nationwide injunctions during the Trump administration, more than in the entirety of the 20th century.

In a Tuesday speech to the American Law Institute, Barr went after “improper use of nationwide injunctions against policies of all stripes” and said that the use of the injunctions to block policy gives district courts “unprecedented power.”

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“One judge can, in effect, cancel the policy with the stroke of the pen,” he said. “No official in the United States government can exercise that kind of nationwide power, with the sole exception of the President. And the Constitution subjects him to nationwide election, among other constitutional checks, as a prerequisite to wielding that power.”

One example he cited was the legal battles over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which offers protections for individuals brought to the U.S. illegally as children, instituted under former President Barack Obama.

Justice Thomas has already called for the end to national injunctions. Will the Judicial branch finally revise this practice?

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Thomas
Thomas
4 years ago

Democrats don’t give a damn about Law … their appointed judges just issue opinions and make it look like law . Well they all can GO TO HELL !

Tony
Tony
4 years ago

Bite your tongues, look at all those that have had close relationships with Bubble Butt Don and have been convicted. What about all those money settlements he had to pay off to students and contractors, did he follow the rule of law, I don’t think so.

Raymond F Miller
Raymond F Miller
4 years ago
Reply to  Tony

You’re a jerk !

Larry342516
Larry342516
4 years ago
Reply to  Tony

YES!

Jay L. Stern
Jay L. Stern
4 years ago
Reply to  Tony

Naive, self-righteous child. Complainers like yourself are a dime a dozen. Leaders like President Trump are a precious few, worth his weight in diamonds.

SCSOCAL
SCSOCAL
4 years ago
Reply to  Tony

Did you care about all the illegal stuff that went on in the Obama Administration and all the illegal EO’s Obama signed that were overturned by judges?? Did you know that Clinton had the same issue with a private school and is being sued by the students and Clinton was paid $14 mil. ?? Obviously you are just another Trump hater and a Dem. You guys believe everything your party tells you and don’t realize you have been lied to for the past 3 years or more about Trump.
Ignorance is bliss to you idiots.

Liberal Tears Are My Victory
Liberal Tears Are My Victory
4 years ago

While I think DJT is not a decent person, he is in fact a shrewd businessman who doesn’t give two sharts about the Demoncraps and their antics. Barr is doing what should have already been done and truly flip on the light switch and send the cockroach Dem party scurrying. I thank God every day that Hitlery is exactly where she should be… pushed into obscurity and soon to face the music…

Laurie
Laurie
4 years ago

Why do you think that President Trump Trump is not a decent person? I have never watched any of his shows (although while I was passing through the OR lounge, I saw him on Oprah Winfrey years ago), and I never ‘followed’ him. I didn’t like him at first due to the little I knew about his public persona, but, when he got elected, I started paying attention to him. I started listening to what he said and watching his actions. I have come to learn that President Trump is a very kind, generous person and he is extremely intelligent too! He is not political, he just knows how to get things done-how to correct things. I also have noticed how the media are trying to destroy him….which quite frankly is disgusting to me. If they can do it to him, they can do it to us!
President Trump is a VERY DECENT man! I TRUST him and his love for this country, to do the right thing by us.

Jay L. Stern
Jay L. Stern
4 years ago
Reply to  Laurie

Excellent comment, Laurie. Completely true. The Democratic Party has been a terrorist organization since 1829. It deserves to be abolished. I’m confident that President Trump is the closest leader we have had who is apolitical. He comes the closest to fulfiling George Washington’s advice about NOT becoming involved in politcal parties. Bravo, Mr. President. Both of you.

SCSOCAL
SCSOCAL
4 years ago

Sorry but Trump was well liked before he ran for President and then the Dems tried to take him out and are still trying to take him out. He is a very smart man and has outwitted the Dems at their own game. Obama certainly was a liar and hid his past from us but we are seeing all the things he did while in office and he and his Administration cronies are being exposed for just who they are, criminals, crooks and liars, violent ones at that!!

Robert
Robert
4 years ago

I suppose we can only wait and see what the courts say about everything that Barr has done or not done. The courts will be the ultimate finish. That is exactly why Trump has stacked the Court with very biased people, who in the past have not ruled on the facts alone but on their opinion, cases before the courts any cases are suppose to be decided on by former court cases that are settle law. Roberts put trump in his place about Democrat appointed judges, they rule on the laws available not on their opinion and every decision must be backed up in writing as to the deciding factors, not on a judges opinion.

Frank2525
Frank2525
4 years ago
Reply to  Robert

Robert is right about the judges being biased, if he means they decide cases based on Constitution, and Bill of Rights, with laws amended or clarified due to actions and population of that time, but only if those laws were based on Constitution. Now if he is referring to the judges who make horse back decisions, based on their opinions, then I disagree completely with him. We see that in the progressive-liberals on court during Obama years, who let him rule by Executive Orders and Executive Memorandums. Even when those were written by uneoected, staff members or business facilities, who had agendas. Those are and were detrimental to USA citizens, and our country as a REPUBLIC.

SCSOCAL
SCSOCAL
4 years ago
Reply to  Robert

Robert – You don’t think Obama and his gang didn’t stack the courts with their liberal friends???
The Justices in the Supreme Court are also biased. You can see how they vote on party lines. Everything is political now. 37 Injunctions issued by liberal judges against Trump!! The Ninth Circuit Court has more rulings overturned than ones that stick. You live in liberal LA LA Land!

Core
Core
4 years ago

It’s time to enforce Article VI within the US Constitution and Defund, Disbar, and Discharge these Democrat backed tyrants from Office! Judges, Congressman, and Senators that are not in good standing with the US Constitution need to go ASAP! I petition it, I demand it as a US Citizen and Tax Payer!

Jay L. Stern
Jay L. Stern
4 years ago
Reply to  Core

I understand what you are writing. I see your point and I agree. I read the constitution and I missed the interpretation that you explained. Thank you for educating me.

Shelba Herring
Shelba Herring
4 years ago

Too many times the liberal supreme court has enacted laws the democRATS deemed would be good for them like the citizenship laws for illegal anchor babies if the babies are counted as citizens then the parents and babies will not be deported and the democRATS will have their vote which is what they have to have because the democRATS are losing the born US voter over their policies of robbing the taxpayer thru legislation. illegals who have children in the US needs to have this policy abolished of giving citizenship to these anchor babies and revoke their citizenship making them citizens of their parents country,

Betty
Betty
4 years ago

Best thing happening in today’s Un-United America (because of Leftists’ Lunatics) is a PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP!!!!! To think I was registered DEM (no longer) for over 30 yrs.!!!!!

John Bragg
John Bragg
4 years ago

Last I heard this issue I going through the courts and would most likely end up in the Supreme court…..But maybe I’m mistaken.

Gerry
Gerry
4 years ago

President Trump, AG Barr both need to tell these puppet activist judges to take their biased libtard rulings and stick them where the sun doesn’t shine. They need to completely ignore their BS decisions and carry on with the business of running this country.

Dennis McLain
Dennis McLain
4 years ago

I think you would have to ram it down their throat to give up that kind of power. I think it should be done away with for having that kind of power. Make them stop now! It may have to go to the Supreme Court to get it done, but GET IT DONE! NOW!

Larry OBrien
Larry OBrien
4 years ago

Unfortunately, there is a BIG discrepancy when it comes to appointing judges. The “right” (republicans) nominate on the BASIS of Constitutional Law — the “left” (democrats) nominate on the basis of “Who will ‘find’ FOR US”. We are all witness to the RIDICULOUS findings of these politicized justices.

zee
zee
4 years ago

AG Barr Says [ “One judge can, in effect, cancel the policy with the stroke of the pen,” he said. “No official in the United States government can exercise that kind of nationwide power, <<< with the sole exception of the President. " ] THEn
WHY ARE 'they Doing it & Getting away w/ it ? & WHO IS TO STOP Them ?
Supreme Court ?.

zee
zee
4 years ago
Reply to  zee

&&& SUPREME COURT NOW IS
‘questionable At Best’ . Almost Shameful.

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