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Comment by pedalpete

I am looking for feedback, but I don't think that is a valid argument.

A single person absolutely can and should pull the fire alarm!

Are you suggesting that an entire country should operate as a single building?

Different districts have different laws and by-laws, and a district judge SHOULD be able to take issue with any law being passed down from on high. But should one person be able to challenge and essentially negate the power of the President.

Remember, I'm trying to take how this would be viewed if it were not a Trump issue. It's really easy to say "oh it's Trump, so screw him!"

I'm just surprised that this is how the system works. A single judge can bring the entire system to a stand-still? Is that really how this works?

This isn't a single person pulling a fire alarm. The alarm has been pulled, it's a single person saying "turn that damn thing off, I don't agree with your fire".

Under normal circumstances, the president wouldn't be shooting the country in the foot, so I completely agree that in this instance, perhaps it is good that a district judge can do this. But if American politics starts getting played this way, I think you may see significantly more challenges in getting good laws passed. I am not saying this is a good law.

parent pedalpete 1 year ago

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