Maureen Bannon... Steve Bannons daughter?
I hope they are just trying to isolate Iran a little to give them some pause about funding Houthi's and the Palestinian fish.Looks like a lot of people are in agreement they don't want a war w Iran.
Julie's thread about today's hearing,
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No way he stays without SS protection. Rich crackhead in SA... he'd get beat, robbed, raped and murdered within a week.Over/under on whether Hunter OBiden stays in S Africa or not after his 3 months.
Yep, she attended West Point.Maureen Bannon... Steve Bannons daughter?
In 2025, the maximum Social Security retirement benefit is $5,108 per month. To qualify for this amount, an individual must have consistently earned the maximum taxable income—$176,100 in 2025—over a 35-year career and delay claiming benefits until age 70. Claiming benefits earlier results in reduced monthly payments; for instance, at age 62, the maximum benefit is $2,831, and at full retirement age (66 years and 10 months for those born in 1959), it’s $4,018. These figures reflect a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied in 2025 to help beneficiaries keep up with inflation.
The average monthly benefit for retired workers in 2025 is $1,976.
I will start at 67 and work to 70. My wife and I both qualify for the max but can’t see waiting to 70.
If we get into a place in this country where district court judges could interfere and direct specific targeting or non-targeting, and say who to control territory? Could direct which general on the battlefield is gonna be in charge of making which decisions? Could direct where we can send this military asset to this country, but not this country? Could direct what intelligence we could share with Israel versus with Saudi Arabia?"
"I mean, you know, not to get too philosophical, but the for a long time in this country, its power has been concentrated principally in, in two areas, the unelected bureaucracy and the unelected judiciary."
"And power has been increasingly concentrated in these two areas. And in the case of, the hard left, the the judiciary takes steps to protect the bureaucracy, and that further shrinks the circle in which democracy is occurring."
"This is really fundamentally about democracy. The American people said to get these terrorist gangs the H*LL out of our country, the president has plenary authority under the constitution, under the Alien Enemies Act, under core Article 2 powers to achieve that."
"And no district court judge who presides over some small, like, little geography of the whole country could possibly presume to have the authority to direct the expulsion of terrorists from our soil, who, by the way, are also here illegally."
As a federal district judge, I would not have the power to rule on the Alien Enemies Act in the sense of reviewing the president’s determinations under it. The Supreme Court has ruled that the act, specifically the president’s actions pursuant to it, is not a judicially reviewable issue. This conclusion stems from precedent, notably the 1948 case Ludecke v. Watkins, where the Court held that the president’s authority under the Alien Enemies Act to apprehend, restrain, or remove enemy aliens during a declared war is a matter of executive discretion and not subject to judicial review.
Understanding the Alien Enemies Act
The Alien Enemies Act, enacted in 1798, grants the president broad powers during a declared war to deal with aliens who are citizens or subjects of a hostile nation. This could include actions like detention or deportation. The law is distinct from other wartime measures, such as the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II under Executive Order 9066, which applied to U.S. citizens and is not directly tied to this statute.
Supreme Court Precedent
In Ludecke v. Watkins, the Supreme Court addressed a challenge to the deportation of a German national after World War II. The petitioner argued that the war had ended, rendering the act inapplicable, but the Court deferred to the president’s determination that hostilities persisted. The ruling emphasized that such decisions are political judgments within the executive’s wartime authority, not suitable for courts to second-guess. This established that the president’s specific actions under the act are insulated from judicial oversight.
Implications for a Federal District Judge
As a federal district judge, I am bound by Supreme Court precedent. The ruling in Ludecke v. Watkins means I lack the authority to review the merits of the president’s decisions under the Alien Enemies Act—such as whether an individual qualifies as an enemy alien or whether the action taken was appropriate. Even in cases involving procedural questions, like a habeas corpus petition, the Supreme Court has upheld this deference, as seen in Ludecke, where a habeas challenge was denied.
Could the Act Itself Be Challenged?
Theoretically, courts have the power to review the constitutionality of statutes, including the Alien Enemies Act. For instance, one might argue it violates due process under the Fifth Amendment. However, the act’s long history—over two centuries—and its acceptance in wartime contexts, combined with the Supreme Court’s deference to the political branches in national security matters, make it highly unlikely that such a challenge would succeed. The Ludecke decision implicitly upholds the act’s validity, further limiting a lower court’s ability to rule against it.
Interpreting the Query
The query’s phrasing—“would you have power to rule on the alien enemies act or as the scotus ruled that the act is not a judicial review able issue?”—is slightly ambiguous, possibly due to a missing comma. It could mean:
In either case, the outcome is the same: I do not have the power to rule on the president’s actions under the act.
- “Do I have the power to rule on the act, or has SCOTUS ruled it non-reviewable?” Here, the answer is that SCOTUS has ruled it non-reviewable.
- “Do I have the power despite the SCOTUS ruling?” As a lower court judge, I am bound by precedent, so the answer remains no.
Conclusion
Given the Supreme Court’s ruling that the president’s determinations under the Alien Enemies Act are not subject to judicial review, I, as a federal district judge, would lack the authority to rule on such matters. This limitation reflects the judiciary’s traditional deference to the executive in wartime national security decisions. Therefore, the answer to the query is clear: I would not have the power to rule on the Alien Enemies Act in this context.
The DC judge has a bad case of TDS, but he might have been involved in the USAID shit also.
But first, Arabella Advisors was sold in 2020 and Concentric Equity Partners is now the majority owner! And Concentric is also a PARTNER where MELISSA Boasberg works! Quote: “Arabella was his (Eric Kessler) baby until its sale in 2020 to Concentric.”Between the twins combined, we have Bain, Arabella, Atlantic Council, Booz Allen, Pritzkers, Reid Hoffman, you name it! Whoa!Let’s begin with Margaret first because I want you to notice the Bain and Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic Council) connections with both sisters. Margaret is a partner at Bridgespan group for philanthropy. It also runs the Bridgespan Social Impact website too. Margaret also worked at Bain at one time. Bridgespan was spun out of the global business management consultancy Bain & Company, which had experience providing pro bono strategic services to larger nonprofits. Margaret’s husband, Chris Bierly, currently works at Bain. Bridgespan client list is comprised of nearly every far-left org imaginable.- Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic Council)- LaRaza- Ford Foundation- J.B. and M.K. Pritzker- Wikimedia - Omidyar- United Nations - Anti Defamation League- Rockefeller- Plus more, the list is massive! Atlantic Philanthropies gave Bridgespan a $4 million dollar, 6 year grant in 2016. I didn’t check for others yet. Melissa works at Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT). Which was founded by Susan Rices brother, John Rice. Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic Council) was MLT’s angel investor. This partner list is something else.Partners: - Bill and Malinda Gates- Booz Allen Hamilton - Bain- Bloomberg (Mellissa’s hubby, Eric Schvimmer, works there.)- Bridgespan (sister works there)- Concentric equity partners (Arabella)- Greylock (Reid Hoffman)- Plus moreAnd what do you know here’s two of MLT’s leaders:- Will Priester, last 10 years leading financial strategy & operations for Arabella- Lloyd Howell, Booz Allen HamiltonTons of sources and information to follow! I cut the top post short to make it an easier read.
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