A San Francisco judge has blocked enforcement of President Trump’s executive order barring federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities.
San Francisco and Santa Clara County won preliminary injunctions to block Trump’s January order to withhold federal funds from cities that refuse to comply with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws, according to multiple reports.
According to the judge’s order, the Justice Department can still withhold grants from places that don’t comply with the law, but it cannot enforce the order “in a way that violates the Constitution,” according to a Washington Post reporter.
Justice can still withhold grants from places not complying w/ law on communication w/ ICE & HL Security can still define sanctuary cities..
— Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap) April 25, 2017
BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump's sanctuary cities executive order (in about the strangest way possible…) pic.twitter.com/gn8C4y5hKd
— Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap) April 25, 2017
The injunction says it “does nothing more than implement the effect of the Government’s flawed interpretation of the Order. It does not affect the ability of the Attorney General or the Secretary to enforce existing conditions of federal grants … nor does it impact the Secretary’s ability to develop regulations or other guidance defining what a sanctuary jurisdiction is or designating a jurisdiction as such.”
U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the temporarily ruling on Tuesday, following an April 14 hearing on the case.
The Obama-appointed judge ruled that the order violated the Constitution by attempting to punish local governments by seeking to “deprive local jurisdictions of congressional allocated funds without any notice or opportunity to be heard.”
“The Constitution vests the spending powers in Congress, not the President, so the Order cannot constitutionally place new conditions on federal funds,” Orrick ruled.
The California governments that sued over the order argue that more than $2 billion in federal funding could be at stake.
The ruling will remain in place while the lawsuit moves through the court.
The Trump administration may ask the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the ruling, Bloomberg reported.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/330516-federal-judge-blocks-trumps-sanctuary-cities-order
Ok… what the fk is this.
Are you trying to tell me a fag judge in frisco can tell the President to fk off…?
Who’s running this Goddammmed Cunt Tree.
I suggest the Don has someone accidentally break some of his families knees.
Then remind him he has an army and a gang of assassin’s and a Moab to persuade his judgements.
“If lawmakers do not like the laws that we enforce, that we are charged to enforce, that we are sworn to enforce, then they should have the courage and the skill to change those laws. Otherwise, they should shut up and support the men and women on the front lines.”
-General Kelly
Same for these trans-lawful judges.
“The Obama-appointed judge ruled that the order violated the Constitution by attempting to punish local governments by seeking to “deprive local jurisdictions of congressional allocated funds without any notice or opportunity to be heard.””
First, no federal funds or grants can be used to break our (constitutional) Laws by any state or local government. Nor can any judge tell anyone who serves as the US President to break his contract to “.. take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” and/or his Oath to “Preserve, Protect, and Defend” the US Constitution.
They want the funding they must obey the Laws. Because the judge just broke the Oath of Office – felony and Perjury – and the constitutional duties assigned to that position that he occupies – which is misbehaviour and the US Constitution requires them to use “good Behaviour” while serving.
It is just another usurpation of power.