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The justices must at long last deal with ‘chronic injunctivitis’

Many on the left again celebrated a judge effectively micromanaging the executive branch.  Michael Mann, a climate professor and senior administrator at the University of Pennsylvania, even seemed to add a threat that If Trump doesn t comply, we re in second amendment territory.

Insurrection aside, it is clearly time for the Supreme Court to do something about this.

Despite a majority of justices harrumphing for years about these injunctions, lower court judges continue to issue them with abandon. In the meantime, presidents like Trump are looking at two years of litigation before they can make meaningful changes, including downsizing the government.

For the Supreme Court, it has become madness, as emergency motions pile up every morning after executive programs are frozen overnight.

The solution to chronic injunctivitis is simple: You give district judges a dose of clarity and tell them not to call you in the morning.

via thehill.com

The Supremes have got to act. There comes a time when inaction no longer seems judicious.