WASHINGTON D.C. – Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-09) issued the following statements after voting in favor of H.R. H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act, legislation limiting the ability of woke, activist federal district court judges to block President Trump’s agenda:

“Unable to win at the ballot box, Democrats have turned to liberal, woke activist judges to block or stall President Trump’s America First agenda. Why?  Because Donald Trump, by opening the blinds to let some light in, is exposing all the waste and corruption in the federal government one agency at a time.  Now the radical left is fighting tooth and nail to protect the bloated and corrupt federal bureaucracies that act as the ATMs fueling their sinister progressive agenda.

Democrats are losing their minds, pitching fits and litigating every Trump administration policy to slow the America First agenda. These unelected rogue judges, many of whom are Democratic political donors or supporters, are siding with radical Democrats in Congress to subvert our democracy and nullify the will of the people who elected President Trump to reform the government, rein in the runaway federal bureaucracy and streamline government operations to better serve the American people.

The framers of the Constitution intended to establish a system of checks and balances that would prevent any one branch from usurping authority from the others. However, when unelected activist federal judges exceed their mandate by interpreting laws through political lenses, they are infringing upon the prerogatives of President Trump and are retarding his authority to govern.

Activist federal judges should not be the arbiter of policy issues that were designed by the Founders to be addressed through the legislative or executive branches.  Rather than continuing the recent practice of issuing nationwide universal rulings, The No Rogue Rulings Act stops rogue federal judges from stalling President Trump’s agenda by requiring that the rulings be narrowly tailored,” stated Rep. Paul Gosar.