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Offline rangerrebew

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Letitia James sues Trump administration over illegal immigrant SNAP eligibility
 
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Monday that she is co-leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration for barring illegal immigrants from obtaining food stamps under the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The lawsuit comes after the Department of Agriculture demanded that all states turn over sensitive personal information belonging to SNAP recipients or applicants by July 30, two days after the complaint's filing date. James, a Democrat, said the Trump administration's request is "flat-out illegal," noting that state laws prohibit the disclosure of SNAP data unless absolutely necessary.
 
"This latest action from this administration is nothing more than an attempt to sow fear and to cause chaos among the most vulnerable populations," James said on a press call.

"We are suing to uphold the rule of law, to protect the sensitive personal information of everyone who receives SNAP benefits and ensure that this administration does not use critical and necessary food assistance to target immigrant communities," she added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/letitia-james-sues-trump-administration-over-illegal-immigrant-snap-eligibility/ar-AA1JszwA?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ASTS&cvid=5d1f70cb60ff46f7821f91fa37f872d7&ei=18
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Could Congress, please, get off their asses and pass a very simple, short bill forbidding any Federal money to be expended on social benefits for persons in the United States illegally and cutting Federal funds under all block-grant programs that provide Federal money to the states for any purpose to any state that provides social benefits to persons in the United States illegally?  The sole exception should be emergency medical treatment at facilities which have a duty to treat.

It would also be nice if Congress would impeach and remove from office judges who give orders that purport to compel expenditure of funds in violation of the plain meaning of the text of the bill appropriating them, but that's probably to much to ask.
And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know what this was all about.

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Does she have standing?
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
--- Henry V. Jaffa