Here's the situation. Texas enacts law. US Government asks for injunction against law. Federal court looks at issue and decides a merit hearing is needed to discuss the injunction and issues an ADMINISTRATIVE injunction.
Texas appeals THAT injunction to the Supreme court, which slaps down the administrative injunction, telling the Federal court to hurry up the determination on the merits of the actual injunction.
The problem the district court is facing is that the merits of issuing an injunction is based in part on a rough determination of which side is LIKELY to prevail. But this is such an unusual case that the merit determination is practically a decision itself.
Because Texas's argument is going to be that the government is abdicating their responsibilities. That's a novel question, whether the federal government's supremacy still applies when it is actively choosing to ignore a problem that a state is willing to step up to do.
In practical matters, it doesn't matter. The FedGov isn't doing something to protect people. If Texas steps up to protect people, then Texas acquires legitimacy that the FedGov doesn't have.
Why even bother paying taxes to FedGov if they won't do something basic like preventing invaders from another state coming in, selling drugs, rpng people, murdering them, etc.
Every other country in the world enforces their borders more tightly than ours. I actually went through the process of applying for and renewing a visa to live abroad, and I fully expected to be deported (or, at best, lose my job) if I stopped following the law.
I understand with the way courts and laws work that is has to be done this way, but it is beyond frustrating when the underlying issue is the Federal Government actively aiding and abetting our enemies. There isn't a great remedy because that is a somewhat subjective opinion (the government can say it is trying and failing, which is not technically illegal).
America isn’t a country. It’s an economic zone and a money laundering grift. We have open borders, we have wildly unsecure elections, we have birthright citizenship, and we have a government that deliberately refuses to fix any of it.
The headlines are overreaching.
Here's the situation. Texas enacts law. US Government asks for injunction against law. Federal court looks at issue and decides a merit hearing is needed to discuss the injunction and issues an ADMINISTRATIVE injunction.
Texas appeals THAT injunction to the Supreme court, which slaps down the administrative injunction, telling the Federal court to hurry up the determination on the merits of the actual injunction.
The problem the district court is facing is that the merits of issuing an injunction is based in part on a rough determination of which side is LIKELY to prevail. But this is such an unusual case that the merit determination is practically a decision itself.
Because Texas's argument is going to be that the government is abdicating their responsibilities. That's a novel question, whether the federal government's supremacy still applies when it is actively choosing to ignore a problem that a state is willing to step up to do.
In practical matters, it doesn't matter. The FedGov isn't doing something to protect people. If Texas steps up to protect people, then Texas acquires legitimacy that the FedGov doesn't have.
Why even bother paying taxes to FedGov if they won't do something basic like preventing invaders from another state coming in, selling drugs, rpng people, murdering them, etc.
It should not be this complicated.
Every other country in the world enforces their borders more tightly than ours. I actually went through the process of applying for and renewing a visa to live abroad, and I fully expected to be deported (or, at best, lose my job) if I stopped following the law.
I understand with the way courts and laws work that is has to be done this way, but it is beyond frustrating when the underlying issue is the Federal Government actively aiding and abetting our enemies. There isn't a great remedy because that is a somewhat subjective opinion (the government can say it is trying and failing, which is not technically illegal).
America isn’t a country. It’s an economic zone and a money laundering grift. We have open borders, we have wildly unsecure elections, we have birthright citizenship, and we have a government that deliberately refuses to fix any of it.
What federal government supremacy? I think we should answer that question first.