So far, at least nine (now ~40) (now >70) judges, including Trump appointees, have called a halt to Trump executive actions

[Pommer]

Don't you just love Trump's respect for reality.

Lemme see if I can explain it to you:
”reality” for Trump, is whatever he says it is, for many this level of “faith” is just like the “mountain-moving faith” that Christians are promised if they “don’t doubt”.

The farther he gets from objective-reality, the more god-like he will seem.

 

[eclipsenow]

Lemme see if I can explain it to you:
”reality” for Trump, is whatever he says it is, for many this level of “faith” is just like the “mountain-moving faith” that Christians are promised if they “don’t doubt”.

The farther he gets from objective-reality, the more god-like he will seem.

Yes - I hear you.
(Except the faith and mountains thing is a quoted so badly today! In the context - Jesus was judging the temple system, saying it was all coming down. He was standing near the temple when he said this "if you have faith you could say to this mountain" etc and it will fall into the sea. Basically - he's saying "I'm here to replace this temple you country bumpkins are staring at! You don't need this thing!" One day I hope American Evangelicals will wake up and learn about context! Then - miracle of miracles - maybe they'll learn about the different genre's in the bible - and how Genesis does NOT require them to think the world is 6000 years old! Ken Ham is one of our worst Australian exports to the States - he's done a lot of damage!)

 

[essentialsaltes]

The number of rulings against Trump's extravagant (and apparently illegal) actions is (I hear) around 40 now, with five judges alone putting a stop to the elimination of birthright citizenship.

 

[BCP1928]

The thing is we know some of these orders and actions will be upheld eventually. We knew and so did Trump that there would be LOTS of filings to oppose him. There was no way the left was going to let him move ahead without as much opposition as possible. Sure there will be some that won't be upheld. Thats to be expected as well.

I look forward to further proceedings that will allow Trump to move forward.

I thought the idea was to move backwards.

 

[Truth7t7]

Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trump’s early agenda — but Supreme Court showdowns loom.

That trend reached a crescendo Friday when U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols — a Trump appointee — blocked a plan by Trump and Elon Musk to put 2,200 USAID employees on leave, part of a rapid-fire effort to dismantle the foreign aid agency. Hours later, a federal judge in New York blocked Musk and his allies from accessing sensitive Treasury records, citing a risk of improper disclosure or hacking. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, was the most sweeping of its kind so far.

In some cases, judges are voicing distress and even visceral fury as they stand in Trump’s way.

“It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals,” said U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, a Seattle-based appointee of Ronald Reagan, as he blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship policy. “The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore.”

[Othes:]

• blocked Trump’s effort to implement a blanket freeze on billions of dollars in federal spending.
• halted a government-wide program encouraging thousands of federal workers to resign.
• block Treasury officials from sharing details of the government’s massive payment system — accessed by allies of Musk — with anyone outside the department.
• blocked the implementation of Trump’s order to transfer transgender women inmates to men’s prisons.
• blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
• barred the Trump administration from disclosing the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases

The federal judges are just a bump in the road, unelected officials trying to control the executive branch that's wasting time and taxpayer monies trying to delay the Trump agenda

There are 3 branches of government and it doesn't include unelected federal district court judges, there are roughly 700 in the US, and they aren't a 4th branch of government

1. Congress
2. SCOTUS
3. Executive The President Of The USA

 

[Truth7t7]

The number of rulings against Trump's extravagant (and apparently illegal) actions is (I hear) around 40 now, with five judges alone putting a stop to the elimination of birthright citizenship.

Birthright citizenship is a constitutional right that is a settled issue, Trump has no standing on trying to change what presently exists, a big lower from the gate

Foreigners come to the US on vacation or a Visa etc, birth a child on American soil, and walah a US citizen is born

The only way to fix the intentional abuse by foreigners is a constitutional amendment in congress, impossible at this time in history, something the fore fathers overlooked regarding the ease of travel in the world

Wikipedia: Birthright citizenship in the United States means that anyone born on U.S. soil automatically becomes a U.S. citizen, as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. This principle applies regardless of the legal status of the parents, with some exceptions for children of foreign diplomats.

 

[essentialsaltes]

The federal judges are just a bump in the road, unelected officials trying to control the executive branch that's wasting time and taxpayer monies trying to delay the Trump agenda

There are 3 branches of government and it doesn't include unelected federal district court judges

Article III​

Section 1​

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Birthright citizenship is a constitutional right that is a settled issue, Trump has no standing

Which is it? Unelected judges are trying to control the executive, or the executive is trying to sneak unconstitutional things past the judges?

 

[Hans Blaster]

The federal judges are just a bump in the road, unelected officials trying to control the executive branch that's wasting time and taxpayer monies trying to delay the Trump agenda

They are judges. They make rulings on cases. That is their job. It is not the judges trying to delay the Trump agenda, but those that are suing Trump et al.

There are 3 branches of government and it doesn't include unelected federal district court judges, there are roughly 700 in the US, and they aren't a 4th branch of government

1. Congress
2. SCOTUS
3. Executive The President Of The USA

Federal judges are part of the 3rd branch (the judiciary) and provided for under Article III of the US Constitution. It is the same as how the Cabinet secretaries and inferior officers are part of the 2nd branch (the executive) as provided for under Article II.

 

[Bradskii]

The federal judges are just a bump in the road, unelected officials...

Of course, if they were elected, then they'd be completely unbiased. Oh, hang on. Maybe we need go think that through...

There are 3 branches of government and it doesn't include unelected federal district court judges,

1. Congress
2. SCOTUS
3. Executive The President Of The USA

I'm Australian. How come I know more about your system of government than you do?

Branches of the U.S. government | USAGov

Learn about the 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Understand how each branch of U.S. government provides checks and balances.

www.usa.gov

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

 

[rjs330]

I thought the idea was to move backwards.

The idea was to change the way things are being done. That's not moving backward. It's just change. Moving forward to make America Great Again. Which means doing things differently than we've been doing for quite some time.

Change is hard. We all know that.

 

[Truth7t7]

Article III​

Section 1​

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Your info provides nothing new, SCOTUS is the one superior court in the land, and they will rule on the bump in the road inferior courts decisions against the Trump Executive Branch , simple

Which is it? Unelected judges are trying to control the executive, or the executive is trying to sneak unconstitutional things past the judges?

In this case that is settled in the Ole constitution at 6th grade reading comprehension, Trump has over stepped his boundary, same doesn't apply to the other cases

 

[essentialsaltes]

Your info provides nothing new, SCOTUS is the one superior court in the land, and they will rule on the bump in the road inferior courts decisions against the Trump Executive Branch

They seem okay with the bumps so far.

Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid, but it

www.ap.org

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.

www.pbs.org

 

[Truth7t7]

Of course, if they were elected, then they'd be completely unbiased. Oh, hang on. Maybe we need go think that through...

I'm Australian. How come I know more about your system of government than you do?

Branches of the U.S. government | USAGov

Learn about the 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Understand how each branch of U.S. government provides checks and balances.

www.usa.gov

The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

The US Supreme Court is the last word, the inferior federal courts are just a bump in the road in slowing down the Trump agenda

 

[Say it aint so]

It's amazing the level of confidence exuded in things one does not understand.

 

[Truth7t7]

They seem okay with the bumps so far.

Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid, but it

www.ap.org

Justice Barrett jumped ship and sided with the liberals, Robert's was expected to do so

After looking closer at the case it was $2 Billion for "Work That Had Been Done" so the decision isn't a landmark case "small potatoes"

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.

www.pbs.org

Your posted article is a month old, the appeals court ruled in Trumps favor and Dellinger was fired on Mar 5 2025, Doug Collins presently holds the position of special counsel

Wikipedia: Hampton Yeats Dellinger (born April 30, 1967)[2] is an American lawyer who served as Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel until fired by President Donald Trump. Initially dismissed on February 7, 2025, Dellinger sued to keep his job and gained rulings by a federal district court judge preventing his immediate dismissal.[3] However, on March 5, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted the injunction imposed by the district court, allowing his dismissal,[1][4] and the next day Dellinger dropped the legal action to keep his job.[5]

 

[Truth7t7]

They are judges. They make rulings on cases. That is their job. It is not the judges trying to delay the Trump agenda, but those that are suing Trump et al.

Federal judges are part of the 3rd branch (the judiciary) and provided for under Article III of the US Constitution. It is the same as how the Cabinet secretaries and inferior officers are part of the 2nd branch (the executive) as provided for under Article II.

The inferior federal district courts are just a bump in the road trying to stop the Trump agenda

 

[Pommer]

The inferior federal district courts are just a bump in the road trying to stop the Trump agenda

What is “the Trump agenda”?

 

[eclipsenow]

The federal judges are just a bump in the road, unelected officials trying to control the executive branch that's wasting time and taxpayer monies trying to delay the Trump agenda

There are 3 branches of government and it doesn't include unelected federal district court judges, there are roughly 700 in the US, and they aren't a 4th branch of government

1. Congress
2. SCOTUS
3. Executive The President Of The USA

This chills me!

You seem to be upset about something we call the 'Separation of powers' under the Westminster system. Generally speaking, when the Courts 'get in the way' it is because the 'President's agenda' is ILLEGAL!

It's called the rule of law, rather than tyranny; proper procedure, rather than the President's pet peeve in the moment; the modern world - rather than some Roman coup.

Last night after our bible study some in my men's group were talking about the latest Dan Carlin. I haven't listened yet - but the conversation turned to whether America today was more like 1930's Germany or Rome under Julius Caesar and following. The answer? Both. But I went with 1930's Germany - because I was not sure how much of the population approved of Julius's actions towards overturning the Republic. But I know many in Germany were drinking the 'strong man's' Cool Aid - and drinking it fast!
I'll be listening to this episode today.

Description: “The U.S. political stage has long been primed for an American nightmare. Faction loyalists can argue over who’ll end up pulling the constitutional trigger, but the metaphorical gun has been loaded for decades.”​

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Keywords: Trump,Constitution, politics, current events, history, autocracy, liberty, freedom, fascism, democracy, U.S., American, United States, podcast, coup, common sense, Republican, Democratic, libertarian​

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1. “The Decline and Fall of the American Republic” by Bruce Ackerman​

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2. Lincoln letter to William H. Herndon dated Feb. 15. 1848​

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“Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1 [1824-Aug. 28, 1848].”
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3. John Yoo exchange with Professor Doug Cassell – December 1st 2005

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Common Sense 324 – What’s Good for the Goose – Dan Carlin

www.dancarlin.com

 

[Truth7t7]

Generally speaking, when the Courts 'get in the way' it is because the 'President's agenda' is ILLEGAL!

It's called the rule of law, rather than tyranny; proper procedure, rather than the President's pet peeve in the moment; the modern world - rather than some Roman coup.

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There are roughly 700 federal district judges, the liberals shop around for judges that practice political lawfare ruling in their favor, to deny this fact would be willful ignorance IMHO

 

[eclipsenow]

There are roughly 700 federal district judges, the liberals shop around for judges that practice political lawfare ruling in their favor, to deny this fact would be wilful ignorance IMHO

Oh right! So in your country judges can just make up laws on the spot to favour whichever party they prefer? I didn't realise that. In my country laws are made quite differently - quite differently indeed.