But if his credibility is already down the tubes, why not add one more hypocritical flip flop to the pile?
You also missed the addendum the SCOTUS added to the Constitution that its only illegal “if a Democrat does it”.
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I think Robert’s keeps the ashes of his credibility and respect for the rule of law in an urn on his nightstand. A fond remembrance is all that’s left. Maybe.
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Me too. But since he piles on the chaos, the shit that comes back is bound to be in piles.
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NoMo Mojo DoJo
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In other news, the Trump Administration is shocked – shocked! — to find out that water is wet, but they vow that it is a hoax that will be investigated and outed.
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Much too late but it would be in line with #45*'s M.O…
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Great decision, and makes it clear we still have judges that value and follow the law. This will likely be appealed directly to the SC, as another “emergency” (based around protecting the nation from “evil immigrants”), and the SC should bounce this. It was obvious gaming of the rules to put Cuccinelli in the office, if the SC signs off on it then there are no longer rules about appointments, and the president can just ignore the Senate and appoint whoever he wants.
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“Cuccinelli may have the title of Principal Deputy Director, and the Department of Homeland Security’s order of succession may designate the office of the Principal Deputy Director as the ‘first assistant’ to the Director. But labels — without any substance — cannot satisfy the FVRA’s default rule under any plausible reading of the statute.”
Truly, it’s gratifying when common sense beats the Drumpfers’ contorted gaming of the system. (Ed.)
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It’s a shame nothing seems to be working out for him. You figure he’d fit right in, with his, let’s say, proclivities. But he’s somehow the boring white guy Omarosa–it’s just one thing after another. Oh well.
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Was it Warren who said we should take every dime diverted to Trump’s Folly Wall and use it to fight COVID-19?
Sounds like a Plan.
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Great, but so what? Everything the Cooch decreed or did while in power still stands - or will, once an appeal is filed - and he’ll remain in power up through when the Supreme Court gets around to hearing the case (no hurry…). Then they’ll either rule for Trump or he’ll dictate that the Supreme Court’s rulings mean nothing because he, and only he, is The Law.
The Republican Congress will back him up, of course.
Not that I fault the Democrats and other law-respecting folks for trying. This will lay down a clear paper trail for future historians to marvel at.
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Ok now what? Appeal?
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The Drumpf people have succeeded in doing crap like this from day 1. Put someone in, let them do their thing as destructively as possible, drag out the court challenges while the very real effects are hitting people, then shrug their shoulders and say, “oh, well.”
@zandru said it better than I did.
@littlegirlblue "“Policies that were put in place under Cuccinelli are now void” shoulda been in the headline.”
Except that their nullity matters nothing in the real timeline of the destruction.
@noonm and @counterlife These times 1000
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Piles (syn. hemorrhoids) is also an apt metaphor.
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I used to think that Trump had an endless supply of incompetent people available to appoint to exec branch positions. In light of recent developments (e.g., trying to recycle appointees that have been previously ineligible or rejected) I’m now beginning to reevaluate that assumption.
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But that probably isn’t true.
I think Roberts lost a lot of his credibility by “presiding” over the impeachment trial with even less leadership than you’d get from a potted plant. If his credibility is in an urn on his nightstand, Roberts’s spine is in Mitch McConnell’s sock drawer.
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I would enumerate a list of despicable actions by Cuccinelli while in VA, but why waste everyone’s time?
Suffice it to say that Cuccinelli is a low-life slug. Unredeemable. Swamp juice.
Drain the swamp.
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It takes a combination of incompetence and venality that’s pretty extreme to begin with, and increasingly it also takes the ability to ignore the near-deafening warning bells that any half-sentient being would be hearing while considering taking a job offer in this disastrous administration. Diminishes the pool of potential appointees considerably.
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