Posted on 03/28/2017 2:13:07 PM PDT by lowbridge
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, California’s chief justice, is fast emerging as one of the Trump administration’s most vocal critics in the judiciary.
Her main concern is the controversy surrounding President Trump’s immigration policies. Earlier this month, she criticized federal immigration authorities for using courthouses as “bait” to arrest undocumented immigrants. Days later, she assailed the president’s disparaging comments about federal judges who ruled against his travel ban.
And on Monday, Cantil-Sakauye used her annual State of the Judiciary address to argue that the rule of law was being “challenged” amid the administration’s immigration crackdown.
Without mentioning Trump by name, she told the state’s lawmakers that “the rule of law means that we as a people are governed by laws and rules, and not by a monarch.”
“We are living in a time of civil rights unrest, eroding public trust in our institutions, economic anxiety, and unprecedented polarization,” she said. “Our values, our rules and our laws are being called into question, and all three branches of government and the free press are in the crosshairs.”
Cantil-Sakauye, a Republican appointed in 2010 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, has typically used the state of the judiciary address to discuss budget issues before the legislature.
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Stockholm Syndrome on full display. a demented judge protests the enforcement of Federal law.
The Rule of Law is not merely imperiled in America today rather it HAS BEEN DIMISSED AT WHIM. If those charged with responsibility for upholding Law fail to do so I WILL DO IT MYSELF. Period. This has to stop. I will not bequeath my son aome God-damned liberal hell.
Aruh?? Oh I see, he means "the rule of laws [liberals like] being challenged"
Or more accurately "the law that liberals do what they want and no one questions or overrules it" is being challenged.
Only a leftist could claim that enforcing the law challenges the rule of law. Even liberals are not this stupid; they are lying to maintain power over the little people and they expect to get away with it. They are evil.
if California judges just followed the law instead of making up laws, it would be a better place. the same goes for the Supreme Court as well.
Build the Wall and make California pay for it!
Goofy.
To borrow a phrase from the presidential campaign, “Lock her up!”
As a Californian, I recall a prior State Supreme Court chief justice by the name of Rose Bird who was appointed by Jerry Brown many years ago, and subsequently was recalled by the California voters at a time when sanity existed in this state.
Today, we have the same Jerry Brown with another of his State Supreme Court chief justice appointments who makes Rose Bird look like only half bad. Due to the way the voting population of this state has changed, recalling this far out leftist is no longer likely. So, if we cannot recall her, maybe if she keeps up this nonsense our Federal Attorney General may be able bring criminal charges against her. One can only hope.
Some people are born stupid and never grow up. This person is one of those.
And now that Obama is gone, we're back to being governed by laws, not a monarch.
Oops, I don't think she realized that the real wanna-be-king was Obama. These libs are completely delusional.
What an idiot.
This judge obviously thinks we need 57-58 different immigration policies for the nation.
Bwa ha ha ha ha...
Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso and Maurice Grodin were not recalled. They were denied reconfirmation by the voters in 1986.
Bull, this is just some state judge.
just stick a ‘Arnie was here!’ sticker on her forehead.. another brilliant pick by the walking ‘Roid.
She thinks she’s the QUEEN of California
What law can she? cite that allows judges to make up law on whim and ignore the Constitution. She? can’t. I use the ? because I never know what I’m referring to when it comes to Cali-fornia libtards.
What is being challenged is the return to ‘rule of law.’
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, you need to at least read and try to understand the applicable portion of the U.S. Constitution Article IV Sec 4.
Keywords include: guarantee... Republican form of government... protect... against... invasion... and... against domestic Violence.
Does that mean then that we can carry guns into California State Courthouses? Or is it only the laws that you pick-and-choose?
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