Posted on 12/10/2019 4:15:49 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump from using Defense Department funds for the construction of his border wall.
Judge David Briones of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of El Paso County, Texas, and Border Network for Human Rights, which had argued Trump’s national emergency declaration using billions in Pentagon funds for the wall was an overreach.
The plaintiffs also accused the White House of using the funds for a situation that did not meet the bar for an “emergency” under the National Emergencies Act.
"The President's emergency proclamation was a blatant attempt to grab power from Congress. Today's order affirms that the President is not a king and that our courts are willing to check him when he oversteps his bounds," Kristy Parker, counsel for Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit which represented the plaintiffs, said in a statement.
Briones, a Clinton appointee, had previously ruled the county could bring the case because they had suffered reputational harm as a result of the funds diversion.
“After due consideration, the Court is of the opinion that a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction shall be granted in Plaintiffs’ favor,” he wrote in the Tuesday ruling.
Briones’ ruling does not apply to other funds that have been designated for wall construction, including counter-drug and Treasury Forfeiture funds. He wrote in his ruling that the court will rule on how broad the injunction could be after hearing additional briefing on the issue.
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FU Judge.
Another so-called judge legislating from the bench. I hope President Trump will make the Wall happen anyways, regardless of deep state resistance.
Judges can decide what Emergency Powers the POTUS / CIC has?
Isn’t that special.
today is Tuesday
Our domestic enemies’ Judicial Battalion is moving in, figuring a President won’t dare defy a domestic enemy judge while “impeached”.
Clinton appointee.
1994.
Funny how these cases always wind up in front of liberal judges.
WTF?
Supreme Court it
Just build the dam wall. Tell the judge to send his troops out there.
Judge David Briones of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled in favor of El Paso County, Texas, and Border Network for Human Rights, which had argued Trump’s national emergency declaration using billions in Pentagon funds for the wall was an overreach.
Apparently that last word “overreach” just flew right by the judge, what a shmuck.
I just wonder if Trump will abide a second by the fool’s ruling.
These judges try to block Trump solely because Trump submits to their decrees.
He should tell them to go to hell, like President Jackson told Supreme Court Justice Marshall.
Clinton appointee.
1994.
Idiot in 2019.
“Clinton appointee.
1994.”
I believe that is right around the time that congress gave the president the authority that this judge claims Trump does not have. These lawless judges need to go.
F these fake judges
Tar & feather them
F these fake judges
Tar & feather them
Don’t know if I’m slow today or what but I have no idea what you mean.
They shop these lib judges.
“FU Judge.”
I’m thinking that’s what the 5th circuit appellate judges will tell this clown pretty quickly.
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