The radical Left's weaponization of the federal judiciary against President Trump has reached astronomical new levels. The numbers don't lie—and they paint a devastating picture of coordinated judicial activism aimed at paralyzing Trump's presidency.
Let's put this in perspective: In the sixty years between 1963 and 2023, federal courts issued a total of 127 nationwide injunctions. But here's the kicker—a whopping 64 of those were issued against Trump during his first term alone. And if you think that's bad, hold onto your hats—in just the first two months of Trump's second term, activist judges have already issued 37 more injunctions.
The partisan nature of this judicial assault couldn't be more obvious. A staggering 92.2% of the injunctions against Trump in his first term came from Democrat-appointed judges. Only five Republican-appointed judges joined this partisan circus.
"The pattern is very simple,” Senator Ted Cruz explained in the latest episode of his podcast. "They're forum shopping, they're going, and they're looking for friendly judges. They're going and looking for radicals who... hate the president and who will issue injunctions trying to fight back."
Much attention has been given the past couple of weeks to U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, the Obama-appointed federal judge who is trying to block President Trump's critical effort to remove dangerous Venezuelan gang members from our country. But, that is just one of many examples of left-wing judges legislating from the bench to obstruct Trump's agenda.
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Cruz, who chairs the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Courts, isn't mincing words about the gravity of this situation. There’s been a lot of talk about impeaching judges who make lawless rulings, and while that sounds great, Cruz doesn’t see that as a viable solution.
"Impeachment, unfortunately, is not going to be effective against this abuse of power," Cruz stated bluntly, noting there's a "0.00 percent" chance of getting the 67 Senate votes needed for removal.
The good news? There are potential solutions. Congress actually has the authority to restrict federal court jurisdiction and could theoretically abolish district courts altogether—since only the Supreme Court is constitutionally mandated. Cruz suggests returning to a three-judge district court system for constitutional challenges, which could help curb this blatant abuse of power.
"The real remedy is nominating and confirming good principal judges to the federal courts," Cruz emphasized. That much is obvious, and I’m sure we’ll see Trump work with Senate Majority Leader Thune to get as many vacancies filled as possible.
And, of course, there’s the appeals process.
"The Supreme Court has a chance to address the issue of nationwide injunctions," Cruz said. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to get involved, specifically "to partially stay the preliminary injunctions, and [Acting Solicitor General of the United States Sarah Harris] argued the nationwide injunctions were over broad."
According to Cruz, Harris asked for injunctions to be “limited to the plaintiffs in each case, or at most, the residents of the states challenging the order. So, it should not be nationwide; it should only apply to those litigating."
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"Now, it's possible the Supreme Court will decide it on its emergency docket, which is the docket where you get emergency appeals from injunctions, or it could wait for full merits briefing, and that could take months or even years. But these cases could provide a mechanism, and I hope they do provide a mechanism to limit and rein in these nationwide injunctions that are clearly being abused," Cruz added.
