Posted on 02/17/2015 4:42:45 AM PST by Servant of the Cross
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas has temporarily blocked President Obama's executive action on illegal immigration by granting a request from 26 states to allow the courts to look at its constitutionality before it is implemented. The lawsuit is being headed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
@GregAbbott_TX
BREAKING: Federal Judge just granted my request to halt Obama's Executive Amnesty Order Nationwide. More later. #txlege #tcot @TexasGOP
"This case examines complex issues relating to immigration which necessarily involve questions of federalism, separation of powers, and the ability and advisability, if any, of the Judiciary to hear and resolve such a dispute," the temporary injunction, which was issued late Monday night, states. "This temporary injunction enjoins the implementation of the DAPA program that awards legal presence and additional benefits to the four million or more individuals potentially covered by the DAOA Memorandum and to the three expansions/additions to the DACA program also contained in the same DAPA Memorandum. It does not enjoin or impair the Secretary's ability to marshal his assets or deploy the resources of the DHS. It does not enjoin the Secretary's ability to set priorities for the DHS. It does not enjoin the previously instituted 2012 DACA program except for the expansions created in the November 20, 2014 DAPA Memorandum."
For reference, DACA is the program President Obama implemented in 2012 allowing illegal immigrants brought to the United States with their parents to stay. DAPA is President Obama's most recent program issued through a December executive action granting temporary amnesty to nearly five million illegal immigrants. The federal government has been blocked from temporarily implementing both.
"President Obama abdicted his responsibility to uphold the United States Constitution when he attempted to circumvent the laws passed by Congress via executive fiat, and Judge Hanen's decision rightly stops the president's overreach in its tracks," Abbott said in a statement. "We live in a nation governed by a system of checks and balances, and the president's attempt to by-pass the will of the American people was successfully checked today. The District Court's ruling is very clear -- it prevents the President from implementing the policies in 'any and all aspects.'"
The lawsuit, and evaluation of President Obama's executive action on illegal immigration, will now have a chance to make its way through the courts.
It leaves me wondering what new punishment Obama will devise for us.
a federal judge can stop obama?
There goes Homeland’s plans.
Just another chance for Obolo to expand is dictatorial powers. Watch him EO himself a way to circumvent this.
We hope.
Yeah, Obama isn’t going to simply accept this.
Since he's never produced the original EO on this topic, my suspicion is that he will produce one now which will throw the case back to the court(s) for another round, and Homeland (which, let's be honest, is a Nazi word) will proceed unhindered.
It will probably be put in a very fast track to be review by the 5th district court.
Odds are that this decision will hold with that court.
Why do idiots wear glasses like that?
The judge did all that he could within his power, that’s a start. Now we need some good people to stand up and shut this thing down.
Excellent.
I hope this is merely the first of many judicial baseball bats that are swung squarely into the Kenyan’s teeth.
HOORAY Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
HOORAY U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen.
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers…
/list of grievances
El Presidente won’t be happy.
This is good news, something we needed
I guess we’ll see.....
Haven’t trusted SCOTUS since the Obamacare ruling.
That woman is a something else.She made little chrissy sound like a conservative.The look on his face spoke volumns.
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