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2019-05-22 Home Front: Politix

'Unprecedented power': William Barr blasts federal judges over nationwide injunctions

[Washington Times] Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday railed against federal courts issuing nationwide injunctions blocking President Trump from implementing his policies, saying they wield "unprecedented power."

In a speech before the American Law Institute, Mr. Barr said such injunctions block politicians of all stripes from enacting the voters’ will.

"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."

Mr. Barr pointed the finger squarely at the American Law Institute for contributing to the problem. He blamed a 2010 commentary it published saying individual cases are the same as aggregate litigation because in both cases the relief would apply to one or several individuals.

That’s wrong, Mr. Barr said, because it ignores prior legal precedent.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-22 01:22|| || Front Page|| [18 views ] Top

#1 OK, lets do something about this abuse of power.

Posted by Daniel 2019-05-22 02:52|| 2019-05-22 02:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Congress... Congress... Anybody, anybody...

It is the responsibility of the House to remove bad judges, also I think SCOTUS can vacate their rulings.

Posted by Grampaw Ebbavinter8209 2019-05-22 05:44|| 2019-05-22 05:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I just watched Frontline "Supreme Revenge".
Senator Mitch McConnell saved us conservatives from a coup by the Democrats through the Supreme Court.
Since Mitch thwarted the Democrats takeover of the Supreme Court the Democrats are now attempting a coup (supreme revenge) by nationwide injunctions by judges and by impeaching the President.
The Democrats must not be allowed to succeed.

Posted by boomerc 2019-05-22 05:57|| 2019-05-22 05:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Extreme, extreme Marxism in the Dem Marxist circles, jihad in the Dem ISIS caucus.

Posted by Phaick Uneretle6310 2019-05-22 06:37|| 2019-05-22 06:37|| Front Page Top

#5 If you were taught US history before Howard Zinn invaded the curriculum, you learned about the three branches of government and checks and balances. The notion that the courts have the final say is not what the Founders intended.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-05-22 07:45|| 2019-05-22 07:45|| Front Page Top

#6 So, as I understand it, there is a lot of these federal judges - get another one to issue a counter-injunction

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-05-22 07:52|| 2019-05-22 07:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Checks and Balances can return with term limits on federal judgeships.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-05-22 08:46|| 2019-05-22 08:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Reminds me of when I worked for San Francisco. Under the charter, dozens of actors could stop something from happening, but no one person or body could make something happen.

Posted by Mercutio 2019-05-22 09:46|| 2019-05-22 09:46|| Front Page Top

#9 AKA "One shop stopping"

Posted by Warthog 2019-05-22 10:47|| 2019-05-22 10:47|| Front Page Top

#10 SCOTUS can vacate lower court rulings but it takes time and delay is part of the resistance. It's chickenshit but that's how the donks play.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-05-22 12:13|| 2019-05-22 12:13|| Front Page Top

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