The radical Left's ongoing assault on presidential authority has reached a fever pitch with activist judges wielding nationwide injunctions like political sledgehammers against the Trump administration. The latest outrage? A series of judicial power grabs that threaten to paralyze effective governance and national security. Enough is enough, and it's time for this madness to stop.
President Donald Trump pulled no punches in calling out this judicial overreach. "Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country!" he declared in a post on Truth Social zeroing in on the heart of this constitutional crisis. And he's absolutely right. "These people are Lunatics, who do not care, even a little bit, about the repercussions from their very dangerous and incorrect Decisions and Rulings. Lawyers endlessly search the United States for these Judges, and file lawsuits as quickly as they find them. It is then the obligation of Law abiding Agencies of Government to have these “Orders” overturned."
Take Judge James Boasberg's recent ruling halting deportations of Venezuelans – including suspected members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang. This "grandstander," as Trump accurately labeled him, apparently thinks it's fine to keep dangerous criminals on American streets. Because that's what passes for justice with Democrat-nominated judges.
But it doesn't stop there. We've seen activist judges block Trump's transgender military ban, force federal departments to rehire fired probationary employees, and unfreeze wasteful spending. These unelected partisans in black robes are essentially trying to run the executive branch from their courtrooms. This isn't checks and balances; this is judicial tyranny.
The irony? Liberals cheering these judicial roadblocks seem to forget that this sword cuts both ways. When a Democrat occupies the White House again, conservative judges could easily employ the same tactics with the same fervor. But of course, then we'll hear howls about "judicial overreach" from the same people applauding it today. Democrats have a history of thinking that they can play by their own set of rules and they’ve been burned by it.
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After abusing the filibuster to block President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees, they were livid when Republicans used the same tactics to block Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. Suddenly, this once-sacred tool of the minority party became evil and racist, so they nuked it. Then what happened? Trump won in 2016, and Democrats were powerless to stop him from confirming conservative judges to the courts.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) gets it. He's preparing legislation to curb what he correctly identifies as the "dramatic abuse of judicial authority." Leftists love to lecture about "separation of powers" when it suits them, but they're suspiciously quiet when activist judges try assuming presidential powers without winning a single vote. The next time there’s a Democrat president, they’ll big singing a different tune again. It’s time for the madness to stop.
The Founders never intended for random district judges to have veto power over presidential decisions affecting the entire nation. This isn't about checks and balances; it's about liberal judges legislating from the bench because Democrats don’t have the power to do so in Congress.
The solution is simple: The Supreme Court needs to step in and put these power-hungry district judges back in their constitutional lane. Otherwise, we're looking at a future where effective governance becomes impossible because the whims of unelected district court judges with lifetime appointments and political agendas have replaced it.
America deserves better than government by judicial fiat. It's time to end this abuse of power before it's too late.
