A lawsuit led by Palestinians and Palestinian Americans that accused President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials of enabling genocide in Gaza was rejected Monday by a federal appeals court, which upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit.
The three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that courts cannot review the executive branch’s decisions on foreign policy, even when there is a risk of breaking domestic and international law.
Surprising nobody.
Even before the Supreme Court ruling, you can’t legally challenge official US policy.
This was always going to be DOA. US courts can’t provide the relief they sought.
courts cannot review the executive branch’s decisions on foreign policy
Then who can? And if nobody can, what’s the point of having laws for it?
Congress can.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-foreign-policy-powers-congress-and-president
Congress also plays an oversight role. The annual appropriations process allows congressional committees to review in detail the budgets and programs of the vast military and diplomatic bureaucracies. Lawmakers must sign off on more than a trillion dollars in federal spending every year, of which more than half is allocated to defense and international affairs. Lawmakers may also stipulate how that money is to be spent. For instance, Congress repeatedly barred the Obama administration from using funds to transfer detainees out of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
Yeah that makes sense.
God emperor Biden is immune it was an official decision.
Sounds like a separation of powers issue.
Sounds like a “political violence is already fully condoned as long as the president does it outside of the country” issue.
Makes one wonder why we’re supposed to be upset now that it’s legal inside of the country as well.
Go take a civics lesson.
Rather than citing the law maybe one should question the law. As everyone does when Trump uses his presidential powers in unsightly ways.
A philosophy lesson might be more relevant.
Again take a civics lesson on how the US government works. Congress has the power to keep the president in line (impeachment), Congress approves spending (aid to Israel), and Congress writes the laws.
So before you scream morals, figure out who you should be screaming at.
Oh I see you don’t even know about Biden bypassing congress to send weapons to israel. Not surprising.
I’m aware, but you seem to have an agenda. Because, once again you are manufacturing hate in the wrong direction…
Lol, you always know how to show you don’t understand how anything works. This has been us policy for all time, it has nothing to do with Biden at all. This isn’t a matter for the courts, it’s a matter for the legislature.
Make sure to attend your government classes when you get to senior year, you desperately need a civics lesson.
E: LOL looks like someone beat me to the punch on you needing a civics lesson.
The other person is wrong and so are you. You should probably learn what you are talking about before frantically defending Genocide Joe
