Posted on 01/09/2020 2:12:59 PM PST by SeekAndFind
In a welcome victory for border security advocates, a federal appeals court agreed to lift an injunction that was blocking the Trump administration from tapping military construction funds to build a wall.
The 5th Circuit Court, based in New Orleans, ruled 2-1 that wall construction could proceed while the appeal was heard. And the two Republican judges may have put a nail in the coffin of the groups opposing the issue by questioning whether they even had standing to sue in the first place.
There are challenges in several circuits to Trump's declaration of a national emergency last year and his subsequent earmarking of $6 billion in military construction funds to build the wall. The Supreme Court lifted one injunction against the administration's use of the funds and it's probable that more are headed its way.
The decision by the 5th circuit was short on specifics.
The 5th Circuit panel’s majority did not provide a detailed explanation for its action, but noted that last July the Supreme Court stayed a similar injunction issued by a federal judge in Oakland, Calif.
Judges Edith Jones, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, and Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, also said there was a “substantial likelihood” that the plaintiffs in the Texas-based suit — the City of El Paso and the Border Network for Human Rights — lacked legal standing to pursue their claims that Trump’s planned spending violated appropriations limits imposed by Congress.
Judge Stephen Higginson, an appointee of President Barack Obama, said he was not convinced that the Justice Department had a winning case or that there was great urgency
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Using national defense money for national defense.
Find it hugely funny that the clown show media identities Judges that rule again their infantile political dogmas as “Republican Judges”
A dam shame that the first 100% Pro American President in a long time has had to jump through so many hoops placed in his path by the Deep State SWAMP Critters
Elections have consequences!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Winning!!! Thank you President Trump! No, I’m not tired of winning yet!
Aw, somebody might want to mention to Stevie that he may think that the Justice Department didn’t have a winning case, but guess what, they just won in your court! Ha!
Winning - THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP... FOR THE JUDGES AND THE WALL AND A SANE USE OF MILITARY MONEY...
Military money spent protecting Americans rather and Arabs is an eyeopener... Again - thank YOU President Trump.
Great. Putting up 100 mi segments in the heavy traffic zones would make the biggest difference.
suspiciously looks like winning
Winning! More please.
JoMa
What a novel concept.
Interesting how well this dovetails with Trump’s executive order to streamline environmental reviews and permitting for infrastructure projects...
17+
MOAR winning.
Interesting how well this dovetails with Trump’s executive order to streamline environmental reviews and permitting for infrastructure projects...
17+
MOAR winning.
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Still enjoying winning!!!! >>Snicker<<
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