Trump/Musk fire/layoff federal workers and a judge says they have to be reinstated. Trump freezes spending and another judge says he has to unfreeze it. The President invokes some dustbin in history law about alien enemies to speed up mass deportations of Venezuelan gang members and yet another judge blocks that. NOW STOP RIGHT THERE.
Trump obviously views the executive branch of government as properly being the most powerful. On the other hand federal judges view themselves as the most powerful branch of government. You can quibble about my formulation but for all intents and purposes.. THEY'RE BOTH WRONG. Checks and balances. Three CO-EQUAL branches of government. Too complicated to put into a blogpost without it turning into a dissertation. We're reaching a constitutional crisis and yet nobody properly understands it.
Trump pays no attention to judges.
ReplyDeleteThe judges pay no attention to the Executive branch's legitimate authority and power. Does this judge Boasberg have a soft spot for Venezuelan gang members?
ReplyDeleteA brief primer. The Legislature makes the laws. The Executive branch enforces the laws. The Judicial branch interprets the laws.
ReplyDeleteI would submit the Executive branch has the right to mass deport people even if I don't agree with this in every case. Some judges need to go back to school.
Dang right - and learn about the Gulf of America and the legislature turns over the president lawmaking, ripping up the constitution and spreading chaos when he's no golfing. HS, we had to copy longhand the entire constitution into our notebooks. Idaho DOGE - guy on the town council fired up, went to all the departments shouted that they were worthless and lazy and he would take care of it. The Town Council fired HIM. Dunno, we gotta give it well over three years yet.
ReplyDeleteNot pretty.
Turning 84 next month. Me and Al Pacino, Elke Sommer, Ringo Star, Faye Dunnaway and Tom Jones. Most of the others are in homes for the elderly. I bet you can google famous people your age and be surprised by your contemporaries.
ReplyDeleteHere I had thought deporting criminal aliens was common ground. I thought you were hard on crime.
ReplyDeleteI'm hard on crime - trim your sidewalk! Deporting criminal immigrants is good. Dunno about the 'birthright' folks though.
DeleteLike Walt Disney, Colin Powel, Renee Zellweger, Joan Rivers & the little girl in Topeka that was my daughter's Little Sister in that program for 10 years now. Her folks green card expired and she is now in college studying radiology and working 20 hours a week at a loan office. Rather complex, IMO
Agreed.
DeleteYou old softie you.
ReplyDeleteTrump is unpardoning all of Biden's Pardons. I beg your pardon?
DeleteI didn't know you can do that.
DeleteCan the next president unpardon Trump's unpardons?
DeleteOur old cat, who has been aloof forever, has suddenly been sitting on our laps. What's the deal Z-Man Galaxy?
ReplyDeleteMy late Dad could probably explain it. He was a bit of a cat psychologist.
ReplyDeleteBack in Wisconsin where i grew up, they called sunfish, bluegills and crappies 'pan fish'. Throw them in a frying pan with too much butter and they are pretty darn good. How would a professional chef handle this dish?
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty boney. Lots of bones in them panfish. Yellow perch are pretty darn good.
DeleteNow he's bombing the Houthis. Like hootie, hootie, donk a Houthi?
ReplyDeleteWhat's next laying off the girls at Hooters? Homan and Musk laying low, or just lurking? Mrs. gets so mad she rips up the newspaper. I was thinking of getting her one of those popular Trump pincushions. Laying off 20+% of the IRS. Got my return already - withold big, keep it from the Mrs. buying so many pins, ya know? Small town life goes on like usual - neighbor guy has mowed his lawn 3 times already and the grass isn't even up yet. The Juncos that were at our feeder all Winter have left north to the 51st state. Had the lawnmower kid over to reduce a volunteer maple to a shrub. Pretty good with a chainsaw - could be in one of those movies. I need a TDS vaccine shot, just saying. Have a nice day off, regards to ferals etc.
Don't all presidents bomb the Houthis? Modern-day pirates. Yemen is a hotspot.
ReplyDeleteTrue. and they have been harassing cargo ships in the Red Sea.
DeleteWhole area is a constant combat zone since the Philistines. Always wondered why it is called the Holy Land.
What does the chef community think of the RFKjr French fries that use beef tallow instead of seed oil?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/influencers-claim-beef-tallow-health-beauty-benefits-not-necessarily-e-rcna195206
Let's assume the potatoes are from Idaho-
Not familiar with that subject. I know Jr. has a lot of issues with cooking oils. I try not to complicate my mind. Maybe he can start a culinary school? I wouldn't enroll.
DeleteToday class, we will show how to remove tire tracks from the entre?
DeleteMake sure to add some Adobo.
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