I just had to toss this out to my blog buddies and Facebook friends, because we need every bit of encouragement we can find in today’s world.

In an order just issued from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Senior Judge Richard Leon has granted the request of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to temporarily stop work on the construction of Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the east end of the White House pending Congressional approval. In the Judge’s words:

“No statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have.” [Lydia Wheeler, Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2026.]

Judge Leon went on to state:

“It is not too late for Congress to authorize the continued construction of the ballroom project. The President may at any time go to Congress to obtain express authority to construct a ballroom and to do so with private funds.” [Id.]

In other words, Trump is free to dream up all the crazy schemes he wants . . . but in order to implement them, he must follow all relevant Constitutional and other legal protocols.

The Justice Department — i.e., Pam Bondi — has already filed a notice that they will appeal Judge Leon’s ruling, which is their legal right. It will then be up to the U.S. Court of Appeals to consider and issue a ruling on the merits, presumably after the filing of written briefs and an oral hearing. That is what is known as due process . . . a concept with which too many people in Washington appear to be unfamiliar.

It is a process that takes time. And if it doesn’t pander to Trump’s childish, narcissistic need for instant gratification . . . well, that’s just too bad.

Thank you, Judge Leon, for honoring your oath to abide by the laws of the nation, and for reminding the unfaithful what this country is really about.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/31/26