Mike Pence had an idea to float before the Federalist Society about how to improve the federal judiciary. I will give you all a few seconds to find crash helmets, firesuits, and flights to a desert island where you can be safe. We might want to dig up John Marshall and spirit his remains off to an undisclosed location. From CBS News:
District court judges have previously issued injunctions on several administration initiatives, such as an injunction on the ban on individuals from majority-Muslim countries entering the U.S. in 2017, and one on a rule to bar organizations that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal funding last month. “A Supreme Court Justice has to convince four of his colleagues to uphold a nationwide injunction — but a single district court judge can issue one, effectively preventing the duly-elected President of the United States from fulfilling his constitutional duties,” Pence said in his speech, according to prepared remarks.
“Although we received some good news last night, that the 9th Circuit stayed an injunction to allow our administration to continue our “remain in Mexico” policy — our administration has been unfairly hit with more nationwide injunctions than the first 40 American presidents — combined,” Pence said, acknowledging the 9th Circuit ruling. “The Supreme Court of the United States must clarify that district judges can decide no more than the cases before them,” Pence argued. “In the days ahead, our administration will seek opportunities to put this question before the Supreme Court.”
“Unfairly”? Have the people seeking the injunctions bribed the judges? Have they arranged for the administration*’s lawyers to be told the wrong courthouse in which to appear? Have they hidden Noel Francisco’s briefcase and cancelled his Starbucks card? If this “unfairly” is merely a synonym with “hit with an unprecedented number of injunctions,” it might be that your administration* has promulgated an unprecedented number of fcked-in-the-head policies. “Unfairly”? Jeebus, can these people ever not whine?
Pence, because he is not the fastest squirrel in the tree, went on to argue for judicial tyranny as long as it’s a court he can count on, thereby giving away the entire game.
He said the administration will seek opportunities to put this question before the Supreme Court “to ensure that decisions affecting every American are made either by those elected to represent the American people or by the highest court in the land.”
