The Supreme Court Just Crowned Trump King--Again - Elie Mystal @ The Nation

[In It to Win It]

The Nation (Archived)

The Supreme Court just gave Donald Trump a backdoor way to revoke federal spending authorized by Congress, in violation of the separation of powers written into the Constitution. This backdoor way also allows Trump to do one of his favorite things: fire people—specifically, employees of the Department of Education. In the process, the court has handed him the means to decimate the agency and, with it, myriad federal programs created by Congress.

The case, which was resolved on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”—which should really be viewed as Trump’s personal docket—is called McMahon v. New York. It involves Ignorance Secretary Linda McMahon’s plan to lay off over half of the people who work for the Department of Education. The firings were challenged in federal court by a teachers union, education groups, school districts, and a number of states, all of which will argue that they will be harmed if half the workforce is taken out. The Department of Education is primarily responsible for distributing money to college students, mostly in the form of grants and loans, enforcing antidiscrimination laws, and overseeing programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.

The plaintiffs won in lower court and, as has now become customary, lost in front of the Supreme Court. A 6–3 Republican supermajority ruled that, once again, Trump can do whatever he wants. They lifted the lower court’s ruling and allowed McMahon to commence body-slamming all the smart people who educate others to know that wrestling is fake.

Technically, the Supreme Court’s order is a “temporary” procedural ruling that merely allows Trump to proceed with his plans until there can be a full hearing on the constitutionality of his actions. But don’t get it twisted. Firing over half of the department is not a thing that can be easily undone at a later date.

[Walleye]

1. Trump is in a headlong race to do as much damage to the United States as he can before the midterms

Or before he dies, whichever comes first

[Lovie777]

2. Then there is Vance.......

[notinkansas]

3. True, but I don't think Vance will hold as much sway

over republicans as trump has. It's possible some republicans would become more interested in actually representing their constituents as opposed to the submission to the tyrant. That should help Democrats counter at least some of the bs moves currently being made.

[Walleye]

4. I don't really fear Vance. To me he seems like a lightweight I could be wrong.

[Initech]

5. We need to get rid of this court.

Flush them down the fucking drain. Fuck the GOP.