Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Is This the End of the Republic?

FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding

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SCOOP from @nbcnews.com -- A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration -- for the second time -- to stop such pauses. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don ...

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-- Amanda Terkel (@aterkel.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM

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------- is putting fema employees in the position of listening to ------- and face jail or defying ------- and getting fired

Four fema officials apparently decided to follow the court order and were fired

Federal employees were fired for following a court order

#1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-11 06:29 PM

Mmmm more like we aren't going to listen to activist judge's. Told you guys raiding Maralago was a dumb idea. You still would have lost the election but DeSantis would've been in there instead of Trump.

#2 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 09:47 PM

Mmmm more like we aren't going to listen to activist judge's. Told you guys raiding Maralago was a dumb idea. You still would have lost the election but DeSantis would've been in there instead of Trump.

Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 09:47 PM | Reply

You MAGA Trumpers don't believe in the Constitution or the rule of law do you??

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 09:57 PM

That's rich coming from a Democrat, the left's favorite pastime is trampling all over the constitution. Let's take guns for example, or how you've flagrantly abused the 14th Amendment when it comes to illegal's and "anchor babies." Then there's abuses you guys were more than happy to carry on with from neo-con -------- as it relates to the PATRIOT Act. You're not the sanctimonious crusaders of the Constitution you're projecting yourself to be.

You can thank Biden for showing Republicans how to ignore a judge's ruling and get away with it. Just remember, the slippery slope isn't that enjoyable when the shoe is on the other foot now is it?

#4 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:03 PM

That's rich coming from a Democrat, the left's favorite pastime is trampling all over the constitution. Let's take guns for example, or how you've flagrantly abused the 14th Amendment when it comes to illegal's and "anchor babies." Then there's abuses you guys were more than happy to carry on with from neo-con -------- as it relates to the PATRIOT Act. You're not the sanctimonious crusaders of the Constitution you're projecting yourself to be.

You can thank Biden for showing Republicans how to ignore a judge's ruling and get away with it. Just remember, the slippery slope isn't that enjoyable when the shoe is on the other foot now is it?

Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:03 PM | Reply

First off

2nd Amendment isn't absolute. IE Felons can't own guns
Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment. No matter who their parents are
PATRIOT ACT I was always against that.

But do carry on for you know not what you speak about.

#5 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 10:11 PM

Let's take guns for example, or how you've flagrantly abused the 14th Amendment when it comes to illegal's and "anchor babies."

These vague accusations are meaningless.

"Guns" "the 14th amendment"?

Try stating some specifics.

Then there's abuses you guys were more than happy to carry on with from neo-con -------- as it relates to the PATRIOT Act.

Alzheimer's kicking in already? "Democrats were happy to carry it on"?

That was BushJr's gift to the nation. You know. Your boy BushJr who told you you were a patriot because you cheered when he signed the patriot act.

You really are a dishonest person.

As for the rest of your bullshht. It's as worthless as your prior bullshht

You really are worthless.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 10:15 PM

Ohhh Laura, I think you're about to find out Birthright citizenship isn't enshrined in the constitution once SCOTUS hears the case. Sorry you guys don't like what the majority voted for. However, I'll leave you all with a word you loved using during the riots of 2020. COPE.

#7 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:17 PM

Clown, I'm referring to when Obama and the Democrat Congress had the chance to do away with it and instead of ending it, they decided to expand it k thx.

#8 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:18 PM

www.scotusblog.com

SCOTUS BACKGROUND
A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court

PS The majority of America didn't vote for Trump. How many God damned times do I have to repeat myself??

#9 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 10:23 PM

Clown, I'm referring to when Obama and the Democrat Congress had the chance to do away with it and instead of ending it, they decided to expand it k thx.

Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:18 PM | Reply

We liberals warned you that once you cede power to the executive branch you rarely if ever get it back. Just sayin.

#10 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 10:25 PM

Do away with it? It's not as easy to get rid of a law as it is to pass it.

Republicans love the patriot act. They control both houses of congress. Just like in 2017 and 2018. Why not get rid of it?

Bet they do the same thing as in 2018. Pass a giant tax cut for the extremely wealthy.

Musk and Trump's goals for the federal government aren't the altruistic endeavors you want to convince others of.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 10:27 PM

Ohhh Laura, I think you're about to find out Birthright citizenship isn't enshrined in the constitution once SCOTUS hears the case.

They clearly have problems already reading the 14th amendment.

#12 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-02-11 10:29 PM

#9 Again you and the person who wrote that blog article are going to find out that anchor babies aren't included in the 14th amendment.

#11 I'm not here to convince you of anything Clown, I'm saying the Right is saying eff you to the Left's bureaucratic State and for the next two years we are doing whatever we'd like. That includes dismantling decades of -------- that has put the country into a perilous economic situation. Take care.

#13 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:32 PM

Again you and the person who wrote that blog article are going to find out that anchor babies aren't included in the 14th amendment.

#11 I'm not here to convince you of anything Clown, I'm saying the Right is saying eff you to the Left's bureaucratic State and for the next two years we are doing whatever we'd like. That includes dismantling decades of -------- that has put the country into a perilous economic situation. Take care.

Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 10:32 PM | Reply

Your ignorance of the subject matter is duly noted.

#14 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 10:37 PM

You MAGA Trumpers don't believe in the Constitution or the rule of law do you??

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr

You already know the answer to that.

Stop feigning ignorance :)

#15 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-02-11 10:55 PM

You MAGA Trumpers don't believe in the Constitution or the rule of law do you??

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr

You already know the answer to that.

Stop feigning ignorance :)

Posted by billy_boy at 2025-02-11 10:55 PM | Reply

Touche

#16 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 10:58 PM

Ohhh if only you all understood what's probably about to happen next, from Dan Huff via X:

DOGE, a single district judge has issued a ruling blocking the executive branch from access to Treasury data. There's a simple fix: DOJ should demand injunction bonds. 1/
This will be a repeat problem for the Trump administration, just like it was in the first term, unless something is done to rein in frivolous injunctions. Activist judges could single-handedly gum up the entire Trump/DOGE agenda. 2/
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), judges can issue injunctions "ONLY IF" the suing party posts a bond to cover potential damages if they're wrong. But guess what? This rule is hardly used! 3/
When I was in the White House, in Trump's first term, I suggested this, but DOJ didn't make it happen. Imagine if we had applied this to the travel ban " activists would think twice before blocking policies with potentially billions at stake. 4/
The government has expert economists who can easily price out the cost of policies like birthright citizenship or wasteful spending. Price injunction bonds fairly, and frivolous lawsuits become a financial risk, not a free pass. 5/
Without injunction bonds, the American people bear all the costs of activists and judges blocking the agenda they voted for. Why should activists and judges get to overrule the American people with no penalty if they're wrong? Our system wasn't meant to work this way. 6/
For national injunctions, we're talking bonds in the hundreds of millions or even billions. It will become prohibitive unless the activists have a slam dunk case. 7/
If a judge tries to lowball the bond amount, it's a quick and easy reversal given the unambiguous language in the federal rules. 8/
The best part? This doesn't block activists from court; it just stops them from using preliminary injunctions to pause government action based on arguments that might not hold up in an appellate court.

#17 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 11:00 PM

That is how you will be TKO'd.

#18 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-02-11 11:02 PM

Ohhh if only you all understood ...

Oh, if only you and whomever Dan Huff is understood that provision of the FRCP hasn't prevented a FDC from entering an injunction.

The Buffoon's appealed many injunctions against his stupid but I have never seen this argument raised, never. I'm thinking it's because it's stupid. But here we are.

#19 | Posted by et_al at 2025-02-12 12:07 AM

Sorry you guys don't like what the majority voted for.

It wasn't a majority you stupid f*&^.

#20 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-12 12:42 PM

For me, the end of the republic began in Uvalde Texas when the law allowed children to be massacred while the police waited. Rights and Constitutional order were massacred along with the kids.

#21 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-02-12 05:12 PM

the law allowed children to be massacred while the police waited.

Curious, which law allowed it? Federal? State? Local?

Is This The End of The Republic?

Probably, at least until something worse happens next week.

#22 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-12 05:28 PM

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