Federal Judge Overturns Jury’s Verdict, Stirring Outrage in Colorado

By: The Gazette Editorial Board | The Denver Gazette

The Trump administration ordered payroll cuts to the bloated federal bureaucracy, and Colorado sued. The administration tried to rein in a runaway budget by paring funding for public broadcasters — which Congress ultimately carried out — and Colorado sued again. 

And just this week, a prominent, left-leaning Colorado federal judge lashed out at President Trump’s Justice Department over its “bad faith conduct” — for scheduling an alleged illegal immigrant’s deportation hearing just a day after he challenged his detention in court. 

Heavens — we can’t have speedy justice! 

In other words, the administration is taking a beating from our state’s ruling class for doing the very things everyday Coloradans have always said they want the federal government to do: tighten its belt, work a little harder and, if it’s not too much to ask, move a bit faster. Go figure.

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