Thanks for the explainer Mitch. The abject cruelty of the appeal itself should send a clear message to the American populace. They wanna break the system and they don’t give a goddamn shit about you.
Agree Nancy. The voters hate what Trump has done and made that clear last Tuesday. Being a toddler-like dingbat, Trump doubles down on that which the voters despise.
I understand that it’s procedural but I still don’t get it totally. If she’s afraid the conservative court would rule in Trump’s favor, why would 48 hours make a difference? I’m sure you will talk through this on your Monday live.
I just can’t believe the wealthiest (or close to it) country in the world won’t feed our own hungry families, children, elderly, disabled. It’s a downright crime.
I think she's just trying to use whatever leverage she can as a member of the court minority. If she would have ruled in favor of the suing states, and the majority overruled her, they would have given the lower court an indefinite amount of time to rule on the issue while SNAP payments are still held up. Then, when the lower court finally got to it, no matter how they voted, once it made it way back to SCOTUS, the majority could the have sat on it for weeks, if not longer to give Trump cover in the hopes that the shut down would end first. Now, the lower court must make a decision by Tuesday at the latest. Then, if it goes back to SCOTUS, they will either make a quick decision or the majority will sit on it. Either way, Jackson at least took out any delay in the lower court. Does that matter? Prob not, but at least all the blame for this mess will sit squarely where it belongs, Trump and the SCOTUS majority.
Thanks for the explainer Mitch. The abject cruelty of the appeal itself should send a clear message to the American populace. They wanna break the system and they don’t give a goddamn shit about you.
Agree Nancy. The voters hate what Trump has done and made that clear last Tuesday. Being a toddler-like dingbat, Trump doubles down on that which the voters despise.
I understand that it’s procedural but I still don’t get it totally. If she’s afraid the conservative court would rule in Trump’s favor, why would 48 hours make a difference? I’m sure you will talk through this on your Monday live.
I just can’t believe the wealthiest (or close to it) country in the world won’t feed our own hungry families, children, elderly, disabled. It’s a downright crime.
I think she's just trying to use whatever leverage she can as a member of the court minority. If she would have ruled in favor of the suing states, and the majority overruled her, they would have given the lower court an indefinite amount of time to rule on the issue while SNAP payments are still held up. Then, when the lower court finally got to it, no matter how they voted, once it made it way back to SCOTUS, the majority could the have sat on it for weeks, if not longer to give Trump cover in the hopes that the shut down would end first. Now, the lower court must make a decision by Tuesday at the latest. Then, if it goes back to SCOTUS, they will either make a quick decision or the majority will sit on it. Either way, Jackson at least took out any delay in the lower court. Does that matter? Prob not, but at least all the blame for this mess will sit squarely where it belongs, Trump and the SCOTUS majority.