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BlueKota

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46. My outrage is because people are starving and

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 11:29 PM

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the Constitution is being ignored. You show me where in the Constitution it says the President has the right to withhold funds already allocated by Congress. I'll wait.

The power over the purse was given to them not him.

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#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing Trump's requirement to pay SNAP bene [View all] In It to Win It Friday OP

Imagine the shit that ensues dweller Friday #1

California paid snap..... Lovie777 Friday #2

4 or 5 states paid SNAP funds in full dweller Friday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author choie Friday #18

I read the comments and am now wondering how this is gonna play out..there has to be a good reason Deuxcents Friday #3

It's past time for us to stop choie Friday #22

It 'past time for us to stop thinking we are more compassionate, smarter, more knowledgeable than Jackson. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #67

Speak for yourself BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #84

Are you a judge? yardwork Saturday #89

Why would she do this? BlueKota Friday #4

See posts 26 and 28 onenote Friday #33

Don't wanna fucking hear it orangecrush Saturday #54

A closed mind makes mistakes. She did the best thing under the circumstances. Don't be a closed mind. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #60

Defending evil is never a good look. Irish_Dem Saturday #69

Neither Jackson nor I am defending evil. I'm sure Jackson is every bit as compassionate as you are. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #71

Jackson's behavior is shocking, the optics are terrible. Irish_Dem Saturday #73

Since you know better, explain how she could have / should have done better. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #75

Personal attacks are a sign of a weak argument. Irish_Dem Saturday #78

You made no argument. I made no personal attack. You attacked me as "defending evil". Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #79

There seems to always be a reason angrychair Saturday #117

Jackson chose a strict limit of several days TommyT139 Saturday #83

TommyT139, thank you! some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #109

Calm down. yardwork Saturday #90

What the fuck? choie Friday #5

EXACTLY orangecrush Saturday #55

Post removed Post removed Saturday #61

To quote what TommyT139 explained some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #112

This actually seems like business as usual for Supreme Court cases. unblock Friday #6

Exactly, people can stop clutching their pearls. gab13by13 Friday #8

The fastest way to deal with it was to deny the stay BlueKota Friday #9

Exactly. choie Friday #10

Yeah why worry about little kids going without BlueKota Friday #11

if she denied the stay, the administration could immediately go to any other justice and ask for it. onenote Friday #25

Because her job is to interpret the law, not set policy Jose Garcia Friday #38

You show me where in the Constitution it says BlueKota Friday #48

Just bc you are right on this point does not mean that Jackson didn't do the best thing at this stage of the process. nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #65

Perhaps you're unaware of what a shut down is? FBaggins Saturday #88

and you must not have heard choie Saturday #115

Not funds that Congress appropriated for SNAP benefits FBaggins Saturday #118

What does that have to do with Jackson's stay? choie Saturday #119

It was in the context of BK's argument above FBaggins Saturday #122

Black & White thinking usually gives you a less than clear picture Fiendish Thingy Friday #29

Thank you. This over reaction business vanlassie Friday #34

Yes. Angry warriors die on the battlefied without helping the end goal. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #66

Condescension is noted. choie Saturday #116

Do you need SNAP? choie Friday #14

Exactly BlueKota Friday #17

So you think 6 weeks would be better? Jackson is smarter than you and cut it down to 2 or 3 days. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #68

Post removed Post removed Saturday #86

Bookmarking for later. n/t rzemanfl Saturday #101

Hopefully there's no point FBaggins Saturday #103

November 2025 SNAP is reported to have been paid in full Rocknation Friday #12

and...what? choie Friday #16

Yes, they have. valleyrogue Friday #37

Not in Illinois Beringia Friday #51

People need to calm down Dangling0826 Friday #13

Again that's easy to say BlueKota Friday #15

am currently using snap many states today have released the funds I got mine at noon Dangling0826 Friday #19

I am glad some people got them including you, BlueKota Friday #21

If she did what do you think the full court would do? Dangling0826 Friday #27

That's great for you. choie Friday #23

You are assuming that if Justice Jackson denied the stay gab13by13 Friday #20

No but I read a lot of commentary from lawyers BlueKota Friday #24

"So why are the courts, especially the SC, continuing to let him..." In It to Win It Friday #31

Why do they keep granting the appeals? BlueKota Friday #41

Unlike SCOTUS, circuit courts don't have a say in whether to hear or consider appeals or not In It to Win It Friday #42

There's that black and white thinking again Fiendish Thingy Friday #32

I have read the Constitution multiple times. BlueKota Friday #43

If you've read the constitution, then you know how appeals work Fiendish Thingy Friday #44

You show me where in the Constitution it says BlueKota Friday #47

Go read the constitution again Fiendish Thingy Friday #49

Never mind. BlueKota Saturday #53

The tangerine tyrant wants you to get emotional. Emotion blinds people and makes them ineffective Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #76

A suggestion that I found helps me is volunteering EdmondDantes_ Saturday #98

Thank you that is a great suggestion. BlueKota Saturday #106

For me at least, donating is harder because I don't see the good in the short term EdmondDantes_ Saturday #110

Fair enough Fiendish Thingy Saturday #104

Thank you for understanding. BlueKota Saturday #107

She couldn't have "ended it tonight". onenote Friday #35

Are you certain about that, Blue? vanlassie Friday #36

He has no authority under the Constitution BlueKota Friday #45

It's procedural, a technicality. n/t valleyrogue Friday #40

MUST READ: explanation for why Jackson did what she did here: Wiz Imp Friday #26

Thank you. As I posted above, I don't expect most DUers to understand the intricacies of SCOTUS procedure onenote Friday #28

Again the Constitution does not give the President BlueKota Friday #50

Everybody here knows what you're saying is true. YOU need to understand that the question is not about the constitution bluestarone Saturday #108

I apologize. BlueKota Saturday #111

Hey, i fully understand. I myself gets so pissed at how things are going here. bluestarone Saturday #114

Thanks for posting that Fiendish Thingy Friday #39

My outrage is because people are starving and BlueKota Friday #46

Post removed Post removed Friday #52

I GET REAL FUCKING ARROGANT orangecrush Saturday #58

Your "arrogance" (your word) won't fix the problem. Jackson did what she had to do to prevent it from being worse. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #62

This is our country, not yours BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #87

Now that I've stopped hyperventilating orangecrush Saturday #100

Thank you. yardwork Saturday #91

Thanks. Echoing this point: mahatmakanejeeves Saturday #93

The Hill's explanation... allegorical oracle Saturday #95

Given that it was Jackson, I knew there would be some issue like this behind it. Scrivener7 Saturday #102

A somewhat legal explanation is provided here dweller Friday #30

THERE IS NO FUCKING EXPLANATON orangecrush Saturday #56

yeh dweller Saturday #57

Simplicity is no replacement for Jackson's sophisticated operation of the legal machinery to prevent worse events. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #63

If she is so sophisticated and smart, couldn't she come up with a solution that did not make Irish_Dem Saturday #70

She is constrained by the law. I'm sure she has a much deeper understanding of it that I or you do. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #72

She works for the American people and needs to explain herself. Irish_Dem Saturday #74

Jackson is aligning against those who starve children. She is NOT aligning with those who do. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #82

You live in a country which is a constitutional monarchy, the British King is your head of state. Irish_Dem Saturday #80

Do not distract by telling me about the monarchy I do not want. I'm well aware of it. Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #81

I agree that Jackson is doing her best, but this seems more of a tactical decision than legal. Ilikepurple Saturday #85

My amateur sense is that Jackson knows that a majority of the Court is against us. yardwork Saturday #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #64

There is no explanation for this sort of sentiment, other than ignorance. tritsofme Saturday #94

Let the adults in the room handle these decisions. W_HAMILTON Saturday #96

I understand now orangecrush Saturday #97

Thank you for your understanding. And this is why it is up to us. W_HAMILTON Saturday #105

I agree orangecrush Saturday #113

... CatWoman Saturday #59

America really hates its poor. RandySF Saturday #77

I get the legal reasoning behind it Samael13 Saturday #99

How long will people go without food before there's widespread rioting and looting? NickB79 Saturday #120

Of course she did the right thing. Had the crime brothers tavernier Saturday #121