“”Sue and settle” was an often used tactic of the Obama administration.”
This is quite a bit different than the way Obama used it, where he’d sue, say, Texaco for a billion dollars or so because one of their oil workers gave a mean expression to Snail Darter.
But the Obama would ‘settle’ with Texaco for $50 million, providing that Texaco sent that money directly to the Sierra Club.
It was about as ILLEGAL as you could get and people should go to jail for it...and perhaps they will.
This is quite a bit different. First it’s not clear whether Trump even wants the suit, and second, no money will change hands. But the country will certainly win if the AGs prevail, and so will Trump, in a way. Trump will have cover to get rid of the Dreamers and shut that program down, and the country will continue on its very long path to law and order.
What you say is true, but I think you only hit one side of Obama/Holder’s misuse of the courts. You were talking about the corporate shakedown used to fund pet left and Muslim causes. True enough.
But, another one method was where a suit was brought alleging some problem—pollution, gender or racial insensitivity, or perhaps labor law. Normally, the government would defend itself from such a suit. But, if the suit agreed with the government’s agenda, the DOJ wouldn’t defend vigorously. They would either throw the case, or agree easily to a settlement rubber-stamped by a sympathetic judge, giving the plaintiff what they wanted... and what the government wanted. I remember reading of a few of these involving labor and the NLRB
It wouldn’t surprise me if there was collusion at the outset of these suits, either. Call me paranoid if you must.
Who knows, Pres. Trump, himself, might have signaled these AGs to begin the process. Far better for the states to carry a pail than for him to continue to ban or defer, deport any additional undocumented, illegal residents. His promise to the American people, was DACA will be something everyone will like. At the time, no one could see that would ever happen. With the individual states involved (with current DACA residents)perhaps a way has been found to at last bring this ugly unconstitutional chapter to a close.
Just thinking aloud here...
Ken Paxton, Texas is mighty proud of you, sir. We love to see you taking it to the “sanctuary cities”. If not stopped now, we’ve lost our state and ‘they’ have absconded with bucket loads of taxpayer’s hard earned greenbacks.
Excellent presentation. I’d just add that courts are a crap shoot at best. If Trump wants DACA shut down (but doesn’t want to come out and do that without being ordered), the courts are just as likely to throw it back in his lap.