Dictatorship of the Obamatariat: Federal Court Rejects Gerald Walpin Lawsuit

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Via Instapundit, we learn that a judge has rejected the AmeriCorps inspector general’s wrongful termination claim. Byron York explains:

[I]f the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. . . .
Judge Roberts rejected Walpin’s claim by deciding that Walpin was not summarily fired, after all. Even though Walpin was placed on immediate administrative leave on June 10, his authority removed, denied access to his office, email, etc., Roberts says Walpin was not technically fired until later, after the White House had notified Congress. Therefore, the president did not violate the law in ousting Walpin.

Is this just raw politics?

The legal ruling comes nearly a month after Walpin filed an unusual petition with a federal appeals court in Washington, trying to force Roberts to issue a decision.
Roberts was appointed to the bench in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. Walpin, a prominent Republican attorney in New York, was named to the I.G. post by President George W. Bush in 2007.

Jimmie Bise has more at Sundries Shack.

14 comments

  1. Politics as usual? This is an executive branch run rampant, expanding its reach with no opposition by it’s same party held congress, ignoring legal precedent and our nations history of governmental constraint by the rule of law. No wonder the Obama Administration had no problem with the Honduran president ignoring their constitutional law and thumbing his nose at the Honduran Supreme Court.

  2. Politics as usual? This is an executive branch run rampant, expanding its reach with no opposition by it’s same party held congress, ignoring legal precedent and our nations history of governmental constraint by the rule of law. No wonder the Obama Administration had no problem with the Honduran president ignoring their constitutional law and thumbing his nose at the Honduran Supreme Court.

  3. I would suspect — Hope would be a better word — that Walpin will appeal this outrageous decision. This is a no-brainer and smacks of a “Chicago Style” ruling from a politically motivated bench.

  4. I would suspect — Hope would be a better word — that Walpin will appeal this outrageous decision. This is a no-brainer and smacks of a “Chicago Style” ruling from a politically motivated bench.

  5. NICK! Holy mackeral. You’re here too!

    Well, politics as usual indeed, Nick.

    Trends starting here, then?

    I see trouble for the very concept of “legal precedent” on the horizon. (That, or a really nasty storm brewing in the Western sky.)

    It all fits together.

    In other news from somewhere beyond the orbit of Neptune, the Federals are saying AZ can’t back up extant Federal law on illegal migration. Nice. I’m going to get some more coffee.

  6. NICK! Holy mackeral. You’re here too!

    Well, politics as usual indeed, Nick.

    Trends starting here, then?

    I see trouble for the very concept of “legal precedent” on the horizon. (That, or a really nasty storm brewing in the Western sky.)

    It all fits together.

    In other news from somewhere beyond the orbit of Neptune, the Federals are saying AZ can’t back up extant Federal law on illegal migration. Nice. I’m going to get some more coffee.

  9. Mr. McCain if I may be so bold as to make a suggestion, perhaps it’s noteworthy that today is Lou Gehrigs birthday. I hear a lot of people ruminating on what it will take to save America from the predicament we find ourselves in. I would suggest that the values he lived his life by as a starting point. He had a work ethic that was second to none (according to wikipedia he played with bone fractures), he rarely complained and felt grateful for the opportunities that came his way. And even in the face of adversity he was gracious.

  10. Mr. McCain if I may be so bold as to make a suggestion, perhaps it’s noteworthy that today is Lou Gehrigs birthday. I hear a lot of people ruminating on what it will take to save America from the predicament we find ourselves in. I would suggest that the values he lived his life by as a starting point. He had a work ethic that was second to none (according to wikipedia he played with bone fractures), he rarely complained and felt grateful for the opportunities that came his way. And even in the face of adversity he was gracious.

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