Donald Trump is making Democrats nervous with his rapid-fire approach to implementing his America First agenda.
But the Left’s favorite judges keep trying to stop him through nationwide injunctions.
And Donald Trump’s attorneys made one Supreme Court argument that has Democrats shaking with terror.
The Supreme Court takes up a case that could supercharge Trump’s agenda
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that could drastically increase President Donald Trump’s ability to implement his second-term agenda without interference from liberal activist judges.
On Thursday, the high court tackled the issue of nationwide injunctions, which have become the Left’s favorite tool to block Trump’s executive orders.
These injunctions allow a single district court judge – often cherry-picked by Democrat groups in liberal jurisdictions – to immediately halt policies across the entire country.
“Nationwide injunctions, universal injunctions issued by district court judges have fundamentally thwarted the president’s ability to implement his agenda,” a senior Justice Department official explained to reporters this week.
Democrats can’t handle Trump’s executive order blitz
Since returning to the White House, Trump has issued over 200 executive orders – more than any president in history over a similar timeframe. Liberal judges have responded by blocking these orders a staggering 39 times.
The Left is in panic mode because Trump is working at lightning speed to implement the agenda Americans voted for in November.
“It cannot be the case that the president of the United States has to march around to 600-odd district court judges and ask each one of their individual permission to implement any policy, particularly important policies that he ran on and that the American people elected him to do,” a second administration official noted.
Trump’s legal team brings out the big guns
Trump’s legal team isn’t taking these obstacles lying down. Solicitor General John Sauer – who already won a massive Supreme Court victory for Trump in the presidential immunity case – planned to argue that these nationwide injunctions represent an unconstitutional power grab by the judicial branch.
“A lot of these district court judges are wrong,” the senior DOJ official stated bluntly.
The case originated from challenges to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, which he issued on day one of his second term. But the implications extend far beyond that single policy.
Just last week, a San Francisco judge blocked Trump’s mass layoff plans for government bureaucrats – directly impeding his promise to drain the Washington, D.C. Swamp and cut bloated government spending.
Democrats are terrified of losing their judicial veto
The Left has made nationwide injunctions their go-to strategy for stymieing Trump’s agenda without having to win elections or pass legislation.
Democrat-led states, activist groups, and carefully selected plaintiffs file lawsuits in friendly jurisdictions, knowing a single judge can paralyze presidential authority indefinitely.
This tactic isn’t new – nationwide injunctions have been around since the 1960s – but their use has exploded in the modern era against presidents of both parties. However, Trump is facing them at an unprecedented rate.
The future of the Trump agenda hangs in the balance
The administration is asking the Supreme Court for a clear ruling that severely limits or eliminates nationwide injunctions. Justice Department officials made it clear they want decisive action, not half-measures.
“I would prefer a system with fewer than there are now,” the DOJ official said. “However, I think any limitation is going to be a loophole that you can drive a truck through. Because really, we have very powerful limitations now.”
If Trump prevails at the Supreme Court, he could unleash a tidal wave of policy changes that have been bottled up by injunctions.
From immigration enforcement to government downsizing to regulatory reforms to cut costly bureaucratic red tape, the administration could move forward at warp speed.
“That’s why this case is so important for us. That’s why we’re so excited that the Supreme Court agreed to the unprecedented step, certainly rare step, of hearing oral argument in a case like this,” the official added.
The Supreme Court decision will ultimately determine whether Trump can deliver on his America First agenda or if unelected judges will continue to overrule the will of American voters who elected him to office.
