Courts Slap Down

It is long past time for the Federal District Courts to get slapped down. They have been politically active in too many cases in issuing nationwide injunctions against actions taken by the President of the United State, President Donald Trump. In fact they have no such power under the Constitution of the United States.

To his cautious and careful approach to these injunctions, Trump has always stated he will abide by the justice system and its courts. The truth is he does not have to do that but does not want to create a Constitutional crisis.

There are three equal branches of the US government: the Congress, the Executive, and the Judicial. The Congress stands on its own. The Executive is headed by the President of the United States. The Judicial branch is headed by the Supreme Court of the United States. Those three are the equal branches of government. Nowhere do you see federal district courts mentioned. They simply are not at the level of the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. They are inferior and, therefore, do not have authority equal to those three.

If there are issues to resolved, the Congress and the Executive (President) and the Supreme Court must resolve them. The President is charged with enforcing the laws passed by the people’s branch, the Congress. If it is alleged the Executive is overstepping its authority under the laws passed by Congress or delineated under the Constitution, the Supreme Court becomes the judge and determining authority. The US district courts have no place in this system. Currently, rogue judges are gumming up the works and slowing down or stopping actions taken by the President. The Supreme Court is the only body with the authority to stop or reverse actions taken by the President by determining any actions are outside the authority granted by the Congress or under the Constitution. Nothing less.

So far, the Supreme Court has neglected its duty to clarify the situation. It has been cowardly. In not acting to reign in the federal district courts and its judges, the Supreme Court is putting the country at risk. It is long past time for that to stop.

President Trump, as the head of the Executive, has wide spread power to act to keep our country safe and to move the country forward to a better future. He cannot and must not be slowed down by a rogue justice system seemingly filled with leftist judges. No federal district court judge should be able to issue a nation wide injunction. Period.

It is time for the Supreme Court justices to get a backbone and act. If it does not, it is inviting President Trump to simply ignore federal district court rulings. So far, he has not chosen this course.