“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history,“ Judge Cynthia Rufe wrote.
Thank you for reporting this. I am so proud of Judge Rufe. What this monstrous man tried to do is no less than a violence upon the history and the very existence of human beings.
"An agency, part of the Executive branch, is not entitled to act solely as it wishes. Rather, it is the Legislative branch which authorizes agency action, and the Executive branch must comply with that direction."
That strikes at the heart of the extreme right-wing "Unitary Executive" theory that the Scurrilous SCOTUS Six already have been embracing. (I almost said "increasingly" rather than "already," but I think it's not the embrace that had been increased, but the obviousness.)
Rigid ideology born of superiority complexes and fear of the truth have led to these feeble attempts. My Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Maryland Governor Wes Moore were the only two not invited by Trump to the governor’s dinner. Why? My guess is that Polis is gay and Moore is black. Feeble.
Censoring actual history to replace fact with lies and omissions that white supremacists find more agreeable betrays the values set forth in the founding documents of this country and suggests our citizens are too feeble to acknowledge that our efforts to realize the values set out in the Declaration of Independence were not fully realized in 1776 or after.
Ironic that in John 8:32 Jesus tells His disciples “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”. The freedom of which Jesus spoke is spiritual, liberating believers from the bondage of sin and falsehood.
Would that the current US administration and its Christian nationalist followers heed the very words they espouse.
Slavery happened and so did racism in America, the Civil War, Segregation, JIm Crow, lynchings, Tulsa massacre, poll taxes, and white privilege in all aspects of life for 350 years.
And adding insult to injury it is now "illegal" to have even the slightest remedy for all the years of deprivation because, you know, in America we aren't racist.(sic)
This ruling does more than block an executive action—it tacitly acknowledges the administrative state is on life support. Judge Rufe didn’t merely say the agency acted improperly; she reaffirmed a constitutional hierarchy the bureaucracy has spent decades eroding. Agencies do not possess independent truth-making authority. They do not get to reinterpret statutes based on political fashion. They act only as Congress authorizes. Period. That’s the quiet revolution here. The era of unelected officials governing by “guidance,” memo, or cultural preference is ending. If policy is to change, legislators must legislate. The administrative state isn’t evolving—it’s contracting back to its lawful boundaries.
Brava! Trump’s attempt to literally whitewash U.S. history here foiled.
I hope it is not too little, too late. Good for the judge. At least she has her head screwed on right.
Thank you for reporting this. I am so proud of Judge Rufe. What this monstrous man tried to do is no less than a violence upon the history and the very existence of human beings.
A part of the decision worth noting:
"An agency, part of the Executive branch, is not entitled to act solely as it wishes. Rather, it is the Legislative branch which authorizes agency action, and the Executive branch must comply with that direction."
That strikes at the heart of the extreme right-wing "Unitary Executive" theory that the Scurrilous SCOTUS Six already have been embracing. (I almost said "increasingly" rather than "already," but I think it's not the embrace that had been increased, but the obviousness.)
Rigid ideology born of superiority complexes and fear of the truth have led to these feeble attempts. My Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Maryland Governor Wes Moore were the only two not invited by Trump to the governor’s dinner. Why? My guess is that Polis is gay and Moore is black. Feeble.
Right ON! I hope some of the other National Parks get their history back.
Censoring actual history to replace fact with lies and omissions that white supremacists find more agreeable betrays the values set forth in the founding documents of this country and suggests our citizens are too feeble to acknowledge that our efforts to realize the values set out in the Declaration of Independence were not fully realized in 1776 or after.
Ironic that in John 8:32 Jesus tells His disciples “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”. The freedom of which Jesus spoke is spiritual, liberating believers from the bondage of sin and falsehood.
Would that the current US administration and its Christian nationalist followers heed the very words they espouse.
Slavery happened and so did racism in America, the Civil War, Segregation, JIm Crow, lynchings, Tulsa massacre, poll taxes, and white privilege in all aspects of life for 350 years.
And adding insult to injury it is now "illegal" to have even the slightest remedy for all the years of deprivation because, you know, in America we aren't racist.(sic)
In white America it's heads I win tails you lose.
CG: Day in and day out, you do great work. And so does most of the federal judiciary.
This ruling does more than block an executive action—it tacitly acknowledges the administrative state is on life support. Judge Rufe didn’t merely say the agency acted improperly; she reaffirmed a constitutional hierarchy the bureaucracy has spent decades eroding. Agencies do not possess independent truth-making authority. They do not get to reinterpret statutes based on political fashion. They act only as Congress authorizes. Period. That’s the quiet revolution here. The era of unelected officials governing by “guidance,” memo, or cultural preference is ending. If policy is to change, legislators must legislate. The administrative state isn’t evolving—it’s contracting back to its lawful boundaries.
Some superheroes wear robes not capes.
What a great present from Judge Rufe.
Powerful. Important.