SCOTUS did indeed issue a USAID related ruling. Everything else the Democrat media is telling the public are lies. First of all, the ruling didn’t go “against” Trump. They’re doing their best to help the administration stall and delay until it becomes a moot point. The most important thing to know is that the “unfrozen” aid money isn’t moving anywhere.
SCOTUS sidesteps aid issue
Contrary to mainstream media reports, SCOTUS didn’t get the USAID money moving again.
What the U.S. Supreme Court did do is reject “a request by the Trump administration to withhold nearly $2 billion in payments to foreign aid organizations for work they have already performed for the government.” That doesn’t mean any checks will be written.
On Wednesday, March 5, SCOTUS “upheld a lower court ruling ordering the administration to release the funds to contractors and grant recipients of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department.” Hooray! Democrats shout. Not so fast, legal scholars chuckle.
The high court couldn’t figure out exactly what the lower court was demanding. They aren’t sure District Judge Amir Ali really understands the issue. Democrats aren’t telling you that.
As soon as President Donald Trump was sworn back in to the Oval Office, he put a halt on all foreign aid. When he announced the move, he was clear to point out that it was only a “temporary” halt of 90 days on everything.
SCOTUS is well aware that any programs that can actually justify their existence will be resumed. The rest are nothing but fraudulent waste and destined for elimination. Democrats are frantic because they know they’ve been lighting taxpayer money on fire for years.
Deadline came and went
District Judge Amir Ali had a smug look on his face when he ordered the State Department and USAID to pay the bills “by midnight on February 26.” The deadline made a big “whooshing” sound as it went flying by.
Aid agencies “argue these actions have jeopardized life-saving operations worldwide.” Despite the dire predictions, no fatalities have been reported. SCOTUS made note of that.
In a 5-4 decision, the majority refused to “halt the lower court order.” Even so, they pondered what difference it will make? SCOTUS said the district court should “clarify what obligations” the administration “must fulfill to comply with the order.”
If it’s really an emergency, the administration needs to be told which ones to pay. Programs that really are fraud, the President has a right to stop.
Writing for the minority conservatives, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, Alito observed, “does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars? The answer to that question should be an emphatic ‘No,‘ but a majority of this Court apparently thinks otherwise. I am stunned.”
Experts say its a case of SCOTUS ruling on the side of caution, in such a way that it throws the ball back into the Democrat court for clarification without tying the president’s hands.
