Senate Minority Leader and Democrat New York Sen. Charles Schumer had an unhinged meltdown after the Supreme Court ruled to limit the power of district court judges on issuing nationwide injunctions.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to limit courts of their long-held authority to block illegal executive actions is an unprecedented and terrifying step toward authoritarianism, a grave danger to our democracy, and a predictable move from this extremist MAGA court,” he said in a post on X.
“By weakening the power of district courts to check the presidency, the Court is not defending the Constitution—it’s defacing it,” the senator said.
“This ruling hands Donald Trump yet another green light in his crusade to unravel the foundations of American democracy,” Schumer said.
“His plan to end birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional, but instead of stopping it in its tracks, the Court has instead ducked the question and bowed to an out-of-control Executive Branch,” he said.
But here is the rub.