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Judge to issue ‘very limited’ order temporarily pausing USAID purge
The Hill ^ | 02/07/25 4:59 PM ET | Ella Lee and Taylor Giorno

Posted on 02/07/2025 2:19:09 PM PST by alancarp

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To: MNJohnnie

How many “birthplans” have been disrupted by USA AID?
How much “tremedous emotional distress” has been caused by USA AID?
How many people have been left homeless by USA AID?


21 posted on 02/07/2025 3:30:17 PM PST by Sertorius (A hayseed with no Greek and dam^ proud of it)
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To: Fury

Nope. Pure make believe

You do not in an imaginary world own your job. If you want to troll go over to DU and try it. No one here has any interest in your BS nonsense.


22 posted on 02/07/2025 3:38:46 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: alancarp

A test case of sorts.

Deep State judges seeing if they can put up a temporary wall.

Ultimately, the executive branch can decide what agencies exist and how many staff those agencies.

The legislative branch appropriates money.

It can appropriate all it wants, but the executive decides if it is spent.

All the legislative branch has is oversight of the executive branch and it really only has one tool in that tool box which is impeachment.

Impeachment is the most impotent tool one can employ as no POTUS has ever been convicted.

Impeachment is simply political hammer and it appears the more you impeach someone the greater chance they have to be reelected.


23 posted on 02/07/2025 3:38:57 PM PST by Biblebelter
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To: alancarp

Trump should ignore this meddling judge. What’s he going to do if Trump continues doing things that are under the purview of the executive branch, go to Trump’s Justice Department? Good luck with that.


24 posted on 02/07/2025 3:56:41 PM PST by Starboard
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To: alancarp

This judge has no authority over the executive branch, auditing and taking action inside an executive branch agency. Ignore him.


25 posted on 02/07/2025 4:13:58 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: Fury

USAID, that corrupt CIA entity that has funded 100% of the left in their effort to kill traditional America is over.
It has been folded into the State Department.
It’s gone.


26 posted on 02/07/2025 4:29:17 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: Sparticus

“When will Trump recind JFK’s EO allowing federal employees to unionize.”

Can you imagine (obviously you can!)?

The winning will never stop.


27 posted on 02/07/2025 4:54:20 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Fury

This is their union contract at work.

Under that contract they can be reassigned (detailed) to any new station with no notice—and they must report or be fired.

President Trump just needs to declare their new work station to be igloos in Antarctica with no Internet or phone service—give them twenty fours to show up there—and if they do not they are legally fired.

In addition under any reorganization or closing of any function or department there may be notice requirements—but those are very limited.

That is probably why the judge used the “limited” language.

This is going to end with the employees and 98% of AID gone in a few weeks at most.

It is all over but the screaming and wailing.


28 posted on 02/07/2025 4:59:13 PM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: MNJohnnie

LOL!

Grow up and learn the 5th Amendment.

You’re embarrassing yourself.


29 posted on 02/07/2025 5:00:39 PM PST by Fury
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To: cgbg

Agreed.

Notwithstanding the ignorant foot stomping by some, the Judge is going to address and if called for afford some level of due process that is (obviously) part of the Federal collective bargaining agreement for USAID employees. There’s probably multiple bargaining units.

Once due process is afforded, things continue on.


30 posted on 02/07/2025 5:07:03 PM PST by Fury
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To: Fury

Btw all of these types of issues were addressed during the Clinton administration.

He had major reorganizations of several departments and Republicans and the government employee unions took cases to court.

At the end of the day the courts ruled Clinton could do as we wished as long as he followed the union contract.

They also ruled that federal managers (not covered by the union contract) had no protection at all.

That was a lot of managers who were left out in the cold—because anyone who supervised and directed other employees—no matter how few—could not be covered by the union contract.

Employees were given something like sixty days notice during which they could apply for other federal jobs if they were available. Since some agencies Clinton liked were staffing up many federal employees found a safe place to land.

Since President Trump will have a hiring freeze in place the employees are out of luck this time.


31 posted on 02/07/2025 5:15:26 PM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: cgbg

If you’re referring to Clinton’s Federal Workforce Restructuring Act (wow 30? years ago!) - those were “simpler” times - and government was very different. Those were the days - LOL!

I wish President Trump success on government efficiency and reduction.


32 posted on 02/07/2025 5:45:55 PM PST by Fury
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To: alancarp

Judge Nichols, we did not elect YOU president ! Nobody elected this judge to ANYTHING. Get out of the way, you tyrant. Are we going to have hundreds of federal district court judges running the USA?


33 posted on 02/07/2025 5:53:51 PM PST by Gnome1949
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To: Sarah Barracuda

So, turn down 8 months of pay for 6 months of unemployment. AOC thinking smart.


34 posted on 02/07/2025 5:59:24 PM PST by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People."er)
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To: Gen.Blather

An outstanding post! Thanks you.


35 posted on 02/07/2025 6:29:34 PM PST by EliRoom8
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