Supreme Court, start your engines

That's not true.

 

They can issue injunctions and that is a huge amount of power concentrated in one person's hands.

 

The current administration has made it a mission over the last eight years to expand the powers of the executive branch at the expense of the judiciary, which has just as much power under the Constitution as any of the other three.

This is not a great time to argue about an out-of-control judiciary.

 

Republicans have been taking power out of judges' hands since St. Ronnie was in office.

Mandatory Minimums, anyone?

 

It's an absurd statement. Judges have too much power because they can issue injunctions. But presidents can start wars.

 

I know. I was agreeing with you, Waylon.

 

I know. I was commiserating.

 

Judges ARE just like dictators.

except they don't have a military to boss...

and their orders are subject to reversal on appeal (except for the SC, and then 5 of them have to agree)...

and they can be impeached...

and many state judges can be voted out...

and if they really piss enough people off we can amend the constitution to overrule them...

Other than that, they're just like dictators.

 

Other salient fact here is that it's a Scripps paper. So, this is how it's going to go down:
The paper will not print. The Scripps lawyer will toddle around for a while, make a good show of it... and nobody will do nothing. Scripps no longer cares about the First Amendment, journalism or the public's right to information. Only the bottom line, baby. Only the bottom line.

 

And

I'm wondering the same thing. Why'd they wait?