(TheIndependentStar.com) – A Biden-appointed federal judge has enraged MAGA supporters with a stunning ruling obstructing President Donald Trump’s authority over the military.
The activist judge temporarily blocked the president’s efforts to ban transgender individuals from military service, claiming it violates the Constitution’s prohibition on sex discrimination.
However, critics argue that the judge is overstepping by inserting woke gender ideology into America’s armed forces once again.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, appointed by Joe Biden, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of President Trump’s executive order.
Said order would have restricted transgender people from serving openly in the military.
The lawsuit challenging the order involves 20 current and prospective service members who argue the ban is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Judge Reyes’s ruling comes as no surprise to conservatives who have witnessed activist judges repeatedly thwart President Trump’s attempts to implement policies that prioritize military readiness over social experimentation.
In her ruling, Reyes described the ban as “soaked in animus” and claimed it unfairly stigmatizes transgender persons as unfit for service – language that mirrors left-wing talking points.
“The cruel irony is that thousands of transgender service members have sacrificed — some risking their lives — to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the military ban seeks to deny them,” she said.
President Trump’s order would have stopped allowing transgender individuals to join the military and ceased gender transition procedures for active service members.
It was designed to address legitimate concerns about military cohesion, readiness, and the significant medical costs associated with gender transition treatments.
Government lawyers argued in court that the military has always retained the right to bar individuals with conditions deemed unsuitable for service.
While the U.S. military has approximately 1.3 million active-duty personnel, estimates of transgender service members range from a few thousand to 15,000.
Accommodation for this small percentage requires significant policy changes affecting the entire force.
Under the blocked policy, service members would have been required to use pronouns aligning with their biological sex.
However, Judge Reyes remarkably claimed that allowing personnel to keep their preferred pronouns did “not affect military readiness.”
The White House and Pentagon have not yet commented on the ruling, but an appeal is expected.
Reyes delayed the injunction’s effect to allow time for an appeal, suggesting that a policy balancing military preparedness and equal protection could be crafted.
Nevertheless, critics note that the balancing act has always favored progressive ideology over military effectiveness during Democrat administrations.
This ruling represents yet another instance of unelected judges enforcing their judgment over that of the Commander-in-Chief and military leaders.
For now, the Biden-era policies forcing the military to accommodate gender ideology at the expense of combat readiness will remain in place.
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