cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38674008

The supreme court has issued an emergency order temporarily blocking full Snap food aid payments.

The high court’s order came after the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown.

After that request to block was denied, the Trump administration turned to the supreme court in a further attempt to block the order to fully fund Snap food aid payments.

The application to stay reads: “If forced to transfer funds to Snap to make full November allotments, there is no means for the government to recoup those expenditures – which is quintessential irreparable harm. Once those payments are made, there is every indication that the States will promptly disburse them. And once disbursed, the government will be un-able to recover any funds. Worse, these harms will only compound if the decision below stands.

  • survirtual@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    By the time people like you realize the legal means have long failed, it will be too late.

    The constitution has a clause for this specifically: the 2nd amendment.

    Why don’t you read up on what Thomas Jefferson and James Madison have to say on the topic?

    And for the record, this isn’t a “battle against MAGA”. It is a battle against corporations. I’d recommend figuring out who your enemy is first.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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      3 hours ago

      Wow, so condescending.

      We have a 250 year old Republic that has survived far worse than MAGA. We got through the Civil War, and we will get through this.

      I know what Jefferson, et al said about the Tree of Liberty and all that, but we aren’t there yet.

      Frankly, your post is a bit hypocritical. You advocate for throwing away the Constitution and just have a revolution, while you cite the 2nd Amendment. Do you respect the Constitution, or don’t you? You can’t ignore it on one hand, and still use it as justification with the other.

      If you do respect the Constitution, then let it play out, and respond to the MAGA response. I believe it is a better than 50% chance that there will have to be some violence during the MAGA end game, because they will have to play their final card before surrendering or being ruthlessly crushed, but it will be useless, and almost certainly pathetic.