Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about a judge, Trump, and power.

A Trump appointed judge in Texas handed down a ruling that will certainly be appealed by the administration.

Trump has invoked a law from 1798 to advance his deportation push.

The centuries-old law has only been used three other times, and because of its historical

use, most observers, even remotely familiar with the law, have kind of been expecting this

ruling from a judge since this whole thing started. Judges stepped in relatively

quickly to at least temporarily halt the administration from using the law, but we hadn't seen a

final ruling. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. issued a 36-page opinion in which he ruled that Trump's use of the Alien

Enemies Act of 1798 was not in line with, quote, the lawful authority under the AEA.

He entered a final judgment and a permanent injunction. The AEA has only been used during wartime.

It has long been believed to only be authorized if there was an invasion or predatory incursion.

Some have even gone further to state that an official state of war had to exist.

Its previous uses were the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.

Trump has been trying to use the AEA to go after alleged gang members. In the ruling, the judge wrote,

quote, The proclamation makes no reference to and in no manner suggests that a threat

exists of an organized armed group of individuals entering the United States at the direction of

Venezuela to conquer the country or assume control over a portion of the nation. Thus, the proclamation's language cannot be read as describing

conduct that falls within the meaning of invasion for purposes of the AEA. While the proclamation

references that TDA members have harmed lives in the United States and engaged in crime.

The proclamation does not suggest that they have done so through an organized armed attack,

or that Venezuela has threatened or attempted such an attack through TDA members.

As a result, the proclamation also falls short of describing a predatory incursion.

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