Trump ’s wall could be one whole tone nigher to world thanks to a motor lodge ruling made on Tuesday . The decision gives the White House the go - ahead to bypass a caboodle of rule and regulations designed to protect little things like the environment and public health so that they can build their US - Mexico border paries sooner .
The lawsuit Trump has now pull ahead was filed by the state of California and various environmental organizations , who reason the environmental waivers awarded by the Department of Homeland Security were improperly allot .
However , US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel wrote in his opinion that he had no “ serious constitutional doubts ” about the use of the waivers .
Though he did go on to add : “ In its review of this case , the motor lodge can not and does not consider whether underlying decision to construct the edge barriers are politically wise or prudent . ”
The name Curiel might peal a bell . After all , he is the very same judge Trump called a " hater " , impeach of being predetermine , and blastedfor his Mexican heritageback in 2016 when Trump University was being investigated – a fact Curiel subtlyacknowledgedeven as he ruled in the chairwoman ’s favour . ( Not that it should matter , but Curiel is American . He was bear in Indiana to Mexican migrants . )
In response to the opinion , California Attorney General Xavier Becerra hassaid : “ We will measure all of our option and are prepared to do what is necessary to protect our people , our values , and our economy from Union overreach . ”
He added : “ A medieval paries along the U.S.-Mexico border merely does not belong in the 21st century . ”
Now that a decisiveness has been made on this lawsuit primitively file last year , the government is able to start twist on the rampart in other border State Department . And they can do so without throw to vex about restriction commonly impose by practice of law such as the Endangered Species Act , the Antiquities Act , or the Clean Air Act – who cares about theSonoran pronghorn(or any of the other92 queer speciesthreatened by Trump ’s wall ) anyway ?
But all is not lost yet . The Center for Biological Diversity has already announced it will appeal the ruling .
" We intend to appeal this disappointing ruling , which would allow Trump to shrug off crucial environmental laws that protect people and wildlife , " the chemical group ’s senior lawyer , Brian Segee , has pronounce . " The Trump governance has wholly overreached its assurance in its bang to construct this destructive , senseless wall . "
Meanwhile , Trump celebrated the word ( where else ? ) on Twitter .
And followed it up with another tweet containinga bizarre threat to the Golden State .