Posted on 08/13/2017 10:56:23 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Trump resistance movement cheered when Democratic attorneys general in several states sued to block the president’s plan to bar travelers from some Muslim majority countries.
But with far less fanfare in the months since, an emboldened coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has unleashed a torrent of lower-profile litigation they argue is necessary to protect public health, the environment and consumers from a Republican White House.
State attorneys from Massachusetts to New York to California, often working together, have brought more than 40 legal actions against the Trump administration over the last seven months. The pace, which both parties describe as unprecedented, has produced an average of one lawsuit or legal motion every five days since Trump’s inauguration, not including many more letters, legal threats and formal comments to federal agencies. […]
The White House did not respond to a request for comment. But the frequency and variety of the legal challenges — from cases involving the energy efficiency of ceiling fans to gender reassignment surgeries at the Veteran’s Administration — have sparked criticism that Democrats may be playing politics with their states’ legal resources. …
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Great to see Trump is loading conservative judges in various courts. He’s ahead of the curve.
GO TRUMP, GO!
“.......have sparked criticism that Democrats may be playing politics with their states’ legal resources. …”
Ya Think!?
Are these the same ‘RAT shysters who work for Mueller and are being paid by the American taxpayers?
Shapiro wants to governor. He’s playing to the base with taxpayer monies.
Shapiro is a low talent and in over his head.
That’s the first thing new DNC head Thomas Perez said.
Democrats doing what Democrats do, destroying and abusing our legal system like they have done with our military, our schools, our Congress, our healthcare, our free speech etc etc. I am beginning to think this country will never recover from what the Left/Dems have done to it without a civil war.
Of course the various Republican Attorneys General filed numerous lawsuits against Barrack Obama’s executive orders back in 2009. Right? RIGHT?
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