“Actually, I would prefer if the Trump Justice Department took a page from the Democrat playbook.
Instead of the Justice Department dismissing this case, Texas should file a motion for summary judgment and the Justice Department should consent to judgment in favor of Texas.”
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This is an excellent idea and sets a precedent for whatever comes down the road.
Unfortunately, it will not work in this case since there is a plaintiff other than the Department of Justice (Obama's DOJ just conspired with a plaintiff group rather than filing the suit themselves).
What the Trump Justice Department will need to do is line up some Conservative groups to file suit on a variety of issues so that the federal government can quickly cry uncle and consent to a judgment.
Here is an article on how the liberals have been doing that for years.