Another Tremendous First For PolitiDose: The U.S. Supreme Court Sends President Trump a Message

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block an earlier ruling by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco when Judge Tigar issued a temporary restraining order blocking Trump's proclamation last month that only migrants who arrived in the U.S.  legally would be eligible for asylum.  The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 and chief justice John Roberts, an appointee of President George W. Bush voted with the liberal wing to enforce the District Court.  The Trump administration has made it a habit to go straight to the Supreme Court thinking the conservative court would rule in their favor.

Trump criticized Judge Tigar's decision at the time and said it is the work of an Obama judge.  Supreme Court Justice John Roberts issued a statement a few days later rebuking Trump's statement and said:  We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges, adding that an independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.

The judge's ruling for blocking Trump's new asylum orders was as follows:  Whatever the scope of the President's authority, he may not rewrite the immigration laws to impose a condition that Congress has expressly forbidden.  Note:  This writer has pointed out in commentary many times over how Trump and his party lack any immigration plans or policy to deal with the problem and instead used only rhetoric which is no policy at all.

In a PolitiDose commentary dated 10/7/18, titled, The U.S. Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh For the U.S. Supreme Court written after his confirmation, this writer's words have come true in this latest Supreme Court ruling against Trump.  A so called conservative judge, John Roberts stepped up to the plate and would not allow Trump to corrupt or taint our criminal justice system because he understands the law and the independence of the U.S. Supreme Court.  Judge Roberts is also smart enough to see how Trump and his party has openly said how they want to appoint judges to do their own bidding.  No ethical judge would allow that to take place.

And once again, you read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

Trump and His Party Shuts Down The Government (The People's House) Once Again

The real unreported story is sad.  The "people's house" that the people pay for so the government can function and discharge its responsibility is shut down again for the third time in the last two years while Trump and his party control the process.  Those who work in the "people's house" deserve better and so does the American people.  And the issue used by Trump to shut down the government (his wall) tells a story of how pathetic a man he really is.  His party falls right in line and always picks the holiday season to use that for leverage.

Taking care of the "people's house" should come first and foremost without any strings attached and with out the usual CR extensions that provide only short term relief.  All other outstanding issues should be resolved thru the regular legislative process where a debate and the merits can take place.  President Trump's lies about Mexico paying for his wall and the lack of any real policy or plan by Trump and his party for comprehensive immigration reform represents immigration huffing and puffing only and renders his wall meaningless.

Trump and his party have no respect for the "people's house" even when they are in control.  A short shut down or a long shut down is one and the same because it should never take place.  Two years of failing to govern is not by accident.  It is the result of a traitorous President and liar with the help of a extreme ideology republican party hell bent on destroying America's democratic process.  Is this the proper way to say Merry Christmas to those who work in the "people's house" or to the American people?


This commentary written by Joe Lorio