BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to fund the monthly benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown.
Usually emergency orders are to help people
At the very least to keep the status quo and mitigate irreversible harm. This seems like an order to push forward the agenda of their god king and barrel through with the harm.
And now we have Democrats talking about bills to reopen with a vote in ACA in December. I doubt SNAP will even come back to fill strength if the government opens back up
Lol! The citizens united decision should have shown you that capital>>people.
The cruelty is the point!
Weird definition of “emergency.”
Let’s starve the supremes for a month and see what’s an emergency.
WWJD? Oh yeah, exactly this, and probably sign a few 155mm shells destined to create more democracy in the Middle East.
Supreme Court issues emergency order…
me: YESSS, FINALLY!!!
…to block full SNAP food aid payments
me: motherfucking goddamnit.
Could you imagine arguing in FAVOR of denying people food? What has happened to this world?
The argument is that they can’t pay because the democrats want to also maintain the evil bad socialist disastrous healthcare system. Instead of paying the insurance companies through Obamacare, we should give people the money directly
so healthcare providers can gouge the fuck out of prices even more effectively.Also, remember that communism is evil and that the islamists and marxists are now emboldened by the brown guy being elected in NY. And while we’re at it, isn’t this whole “waiting for the government to pay for your food” thing socialism anyway? Look where voting Dem got you!
Really, this shutdown is what the dems wanted. They’re the bad guys who don’t want people to have food!
Now excuse me while I try to wash off the disgusting feeling this dive into their cesspools has left me with. It probably won’t work, but I have to try.
It’s going to be wild to see 1890’s bombings in the 2020’s. Remember what happened when anarchists used to bomb government officials? I expect the same to happen when parents start losing their children. To starvation.
I’m just making an assessment. Not calling for it or saying it should happen.
Also, the bombs can fly now.
They fly now!?
OH! NO!. There are americans that might not go hungry. Quick uncle justice thomas summon the supreme court action force to stop this travesty! Everyone should do searche google about if historically starving populaces have ever killed their leaders or judges till its the top search on google.
It’s even worse than that. They did it not because it’s unconstitutional in any way but because they felt that it was dangerous to cause more debt by using these funds which were specifically set aside for this exact purpose.
They’re not even pretending anymore.
Funny how debt becomes a thing to care about only when it serves the purpose of taking literal food out of the literal mouths of the poor.
meanwhile we continue to stuff argentina and israel’s mouth full of money.
Oh GOD!! Quick somebody stop kids from eating so Trump can have more women in martini glasses!!!
First, if have you try an imagine being the type of person that would vote for someone that would hold food as hostage in an effort to extort the government into agreeing to stop paying for healthcare…
And then I’d have you imagine the type of person that would chose to not voting against it.
Got it?
Great! Now you’ll never again have to wonder how we got here.
Emergency. To stop citizens from getting food.
This is what you voted for republikkkans. I sure as shit hope you enjoy what you’ve done. Have a glass of water for dinner.
Nestle: Water ain’t a human right either, suckers.
Anything they can do to lower taxes for people with more money than God.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement
Biden-appointed Supreme Court Justice is the one who took the action. I seriously would love more info from her.
One thing I did not see coming was the judge who put the ruling out. I would have guessed Roberts or basically any one of 6 possible choices other than Brown.
Supposedly there is a 4d chess reason or something but the court system shouldn’t be that complicated.
I was baffled reading elsewhere today that Justice Jackson did it, due to her jurisdiction or something. That’s a Biden appointee. I’m sure there’s some procedural bullshit, but still… I am lost.
Edit: yup, it’s in OP’s article too.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement
Biden-appointed Supreme Court Justice is the one who took the action. I seriously would love more info from her.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement
Biden-appointed Supreme Court Justice is the one who took the action. I seriously would love more info from her.
Here’s an analysis of what might be the reason; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng1lK_82sQU
Took me a bit to dredge this up but it has the reasoning.
Its almost like the monopoly on power transcends party lines. We need to come together and organize as the people. We are more alike than different.
The Government’s argument, I shit you not, “Congress has not given explicit permission to do this.”
Invade cities with ICE, bomb boats in the body of water formerly know as the Gulf of Mexico, literally start a war with a sovereign nation, tariff the fuck out of everyone… BUT OH NO! Feeding kids, that’s Executive overreach.
Man, I’m not religious, but holy fuck I really do hope there is a hell.
This administration is demonic.
Completely demonic. Pure evil.
Kentanji brown Jackson was the one who halted payments.
A direct link to the relevant comment: https://lemmy.world/comment/20377671
Man, I’m not religious, but holy fuck I really do hope there is a hell.
I say this ALL the time. The moment is heard Dick Cheney died, I thought “If there’s a Hell, he’s having a very unpleasant time right now,” and smiled.
America! Fuck yeah! This is winning! Fuck the poor!
Oh. And Trump is a pedophile and most likely human trafficker. In addition to his other felonies and rape charges. He also sleeps in meetings and has no idea who he pardons. Clearly he is sundowning. But hey, the GOP is here to protect all your diddlers and white collar criminals. They really care.
Next level evilness.
