Posted on 02/18/2025 1:39:14 PM PST by gwjack
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to stop Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, from accessing data systems at seven federal agencies and firing or putting their employees on leave.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected a request for a temporary restraining order sought by 14 Democrat-led states as they pursue a challenge to Musk's actions. The states have argued that Musk, who the White House said is categorized as a special government employee, has unchecked authority and is violating the Constitution's Appointments Clause.
But in a 10-page decision, Chutkan found that the states have failed to show that they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm without relief.
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Gwjack
This is the breaking news which makes FR great.
the message had been sent and received...stupid, partisan anti-Trump rulings will be quickly smacked down
The first decent ruling she’s made. Somebody must have gotten to her.
stunning, actually, since she is a leftist. maybe she wants to see some enemies in her own camp get caught (Clintons?)
The only harm is a bruised ego.
Do we need to start a GoFund me page for Depends for the dems?
Color me surprised.
FYI because of your prior interest.
Gwjack
P.S. It is only one out of 75, but more are on the way.
Trump doesn’t need her permission to do squat.
Certainly appears that way
Trump is the chief executive officer, he can fire anyone he wants today, without any reason..he can say “Yah cause I feel like it” and they would have to leave
Yes, you are right. It is always refreshing to see someone know their own limitations. (Quote from Dirty Harry).
BTW, ComputerGuy, Thank you for your decades of service in different roles.
Gwjack
Wait, the judge is saying that Rachel Maddow’s fearmongering is not enough for her to stop Musk?
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has always been a viciously irrational anti-Trump FemBot.
Word must be getting around these Gov’t pukes. How Elon was amazed at how many Federales have high net worth, on a FedGuv salary. This spooks the Chutkan types, that Elon’s AI just might check out their public records.
Musk is NOT making the cuts. He is advising about what is going on in the agencies and the agency HEADS are making the cuts.
CBS, and the rest of the legacy to tell the truth. 😄😄😄 Yeah, I know.
This is definitely huge news. Now Supreme Court Justice Roberts is going to make his ruling. I hope this helps him swing things in the right direction.
Its DOGE time.
Cue “YMCA”.
I just posted this to the lefties on my Next Door site. They were all saying what Trump was doing was unconstitutional and breaking the law. I love shoving this down their throats.
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