While violent criminals roam free in New Jersey’s streets, liberal judges are more concerned with blocking Trump’s appointments than protecting innocent Americans. The Garden State just witnessed its first murder-free summer in Camden in half a century, yet unelected judicial activists would rather see that progress reversed than allow President Trump’s team to continue their successful crime-fighting efforts.

What started as a remarkable success story in law enforcement—with Newark seeing a 20% reduction in crime and Camden celebrating unprecedented safety—has now become another casualty of the left’s relentless war against the Trump administration. The price? Your family’s security, traded away for judicial resistance theater.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

While I was focused on delivering real results, judges in my state took advantage of a flawed blue slip tradition and became weapons for the politicized left. For months, these judges stopped conducting trials and entering sentences, leaving violent criminals on the streets. They joined New Jersey senators, who care more about fighting President Trump than the well being of residents which they serve. For four years, I fought against lawfare aimed at President Trump and against politics infecting our justice system.

Those words come from Alina Habba, who just announced her resignation as US Attorney for the District of New Jersey after the Third Circuit Court ruled her appointment “unlawful.” Here’s what actually happened—a prosecutor who helped achieve Camden’s first murder-free summer in 50 years was forced out by judges who literally stopped conducting trials to make a political point. These same black-robed politicians left dangerous offenders on the streets rather than allow Trump’s appointee to continue protecting New Jersey families. Apparently, they had more important things to do than, you know, actual justice.

The court’s ruling claimed Habba’s appointment “bypasses the constitutional process entirely,” yet these judicial saboteurs show no concern for their own constitutional overreach. The executive branch has the authority to prosecute crime—except, it seems, when Donald Trump is president. Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t mince words, calling the ruling “flawed” and noting these judges “should not be able to countermand the President’s choice of attorneys.”

Pattern of Judicial Warfare

This isn’t an isolated incident—it’s a coordinated assault on the Trump administration’s ability to govern. Seven US attorneys appointed by Trump face similar sandbagging nationwide. In Virginia, Lindsey Halligan was disqualified. In California, Bill Essayli met the same fate. Nevada’s Sigal Chattah barely escaped removal pending appeal. Notice a pattern here?

President Trump himself exposed the absurdity of the situation at the White House: “I can’t appoint a US attorney that’s not a Democrat. What it means is, I guess I just have to keep appointing people for three months and then just appoint another one, another one.” The blue slip tradition, originally meant as a courtesy between branches, has been weaponized by Democrat senators who prioritize resistance over their constituents’ safety. (Because nothing says “public service” like keeping felons on the streets to own Trump, right?)

When Will This Activism End?

The real question Americans must ask: When did unelected judges gain veto power over presidential appointments? When did procedural technicalities become more important than keeping murderers, child predators, and terrorists off our streets? Habba’s office caught terrorists and locked away child predators, yet these robed resisters found time to pause trials and review sentences—not to ensure justice, but to torpedo the administration delivering it.

These judicial saboteurs claim to defend the Constitution while trampling the separation of powers. They invoke the Federal Vacancies Reform Act like scripture while ignoring their duty to protect citizens. Every day they delay, every trial they pause, every appointment they sabotage puts American families at risk. Real people, real victims—but hey, at least they stuck it to Trump, right?

The voters spoke clearly in November—they want Trump’s vision for law and order, not judicial activism masquerading as constitutional concern. Habba declared, “Do not mistake compliance for surrender,” and neither should we. This fight extends beyond New Jersey, beyond one prosecutor. It’s about whether the American people’s mandate matters more than the political games of unelected judges. Until these black-robed politicians remember they serve justice, not their political agenda, our communities remain vulnerable to their dangerous obstruction.

Key Takeaways

• Activist judges forced Habba’s resignation despite historic crime reductions in New Jersey
• Seven Trump-appointed prosecutors face similar judicial blockades nationwide
• Judges literally stopped trials to protest Trump appointments, releasing criminals
• Blue slip tradition weaponized to override voters’ mandate for law and order

Sources: The Post Millennial, BBC News