Posted on 11/06/2025 2:08:58 PM PST by Miami Rebel
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the government for delaying aid under the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the shutdown.
The order, issued by Judge John J. McConnell Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, marked his second legal rebuke of the administration for actions that threatened to leave millions of Americans at risk of financial hardship.
Reading his directive from the bench after a short but tense hearing, Judge McConnell sharply criticized the administration for ignoring his original order last week to quickly restart payments for SNAP, or food stamps. .... By its own admission, the Agriculture Department had ample funds to continue the program. But it took the intervention of two federal courts, including an order by Judge McConnell, before Mr. Trump’s deputies moved to restart food stamp payments.
Shortly after the judge’s first directive, the Trump administration announced it would provide partial payments under SNAP this month. But many local officials quickly objected to what they saw as a set of punitive and needlessly complex rules, warning that the work to implement them could delay food stamp payments for weeks.....
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Especially from a rinky dinky state like Rhode Island.
That’s not enough hay for this level of stupidity. Trump is going ti fire back, and it’s going to be glorious.
Trump doesn’t set the budget.
You mean the kids that get fed in schools...are double dip with SNAP
Don’t see how the judge has the power to do this...
LOL The Walter Duranty Times and the American SNAP Holodomor LOL
Is the judge going to write the check?
Including the illegal recipients, I’m sure. That is probably what “fully funding” means.
Why doesn’t he order the Democrat senators to sign the continuing resolution
With what funds. The contingency fund does not cover all of it for a month and Congress has no regular allocations for any department as long as the government remains shut down.
Trump should appeal and demand the judge name the funds SNAP is supposed to be paid from, without any approval from Congress for any regular funds anywhere.
They are attempting to assume the powers of the Presidency and soon of the Legislature. There has to be a point coming soon where they are simply ignored. If Democrats can ignore the USSC then rogue lower court judges can be ignored. The precedent has been set
The saga of the corrupt officials and the Washington Bridge is amazing in the depth of corruption
involved in its initial construction and maintenance. Every official was lining his pockets.
And mobbed up, of course.
“Why a district judge has power to rule on nationwide issues?”
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They effectively run the country now. There is apparently no limit on their overreach. Can it be long before they start directing our military policies?
Trump should have made a stand months ago against this judicial abuse. Acquiescing only invites more outrageous demands from these rogue judges.
Judge is asking for a sandwich to the chest
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Judge John McConnell was appointed by President Barack Obama.
Stay in your own lane you political hack.
Some judge in Rhode Island just got too big for his britches.
This Judge donated 700,000 to the Dem party in the last few years .
He needs to be removed .
Shut all of these inferior courts down, use their monies to fund SNAP.
Sorry judge, it’s up to congress.
With all due respect,
pound sand.
The Supreme Court already ruled this summer .
No little lower court judge Can issue any nation Wide rulings .
Bondi needs to ignore him and reference the SC ruling .
Stop these games .
This Dem operative is way out of line here .
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