Well, it looks like common sense took another beating in a D.C. courtroom last week. In the latest episode of “Let’s Pretend Reality Doesn’t Exist,” a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can’t stop illegal immigrants from getting commercial driver’s licenses. You know, the kind of licenses that let you drive giant vehicles loaded with cargo down highways at 70 miles per hour. What could possibly go wrong?
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, clearly one of the few adults left in the room, didn’t take the news sitting down. He went on Fox News and lit up the ruling like a Christmas tree. “We’re not going to take this lying down,” Duffy declared, clearly forgetting that the court system has no interest in standing up for American citizens these days. “We are going to do all we can to protect the American people.” Bold words, but considering the current state of the judiciary, he might want to start wearing a helmet.
Let’s rewind the tape. Back in September, a truck crash in Fort Pierce, Florida killed three people. The driver? An illegal immigrant. Naturally, the Department of Transportation thought, “Hey, maybe letting people who aren’t even supposed to be in the country get licenses to drive 18-wheelers isn’t the brightest idea.” So, they moved fast. They issued an emergency rule to stop issuing CDLs to those here illegally.
But oh no, said the court. Not so fast. See, apparently, the federal government didn’t perform the proper bureaucratic dance. They didn’t fill out all the right forms or provide a 500-page dissertation on why it’s dangerous to put unvetted, undocumented individuals behind the wheel of a big rig. Instead of applauding the DOT for acting quickly to prevent carnage on the roads, the judges got hung up on process. Because in Washington, paperwork always trumps public safety.
The court’s logic is that immigrants only make up around 5% of commercial driver’s license holders and account for just 0.2% of fatal crashes. Translation: “It’s not that bad… yet.” Of course, that’s assuming the data is even accurate, which is a pretty big leap when dealing with people who aren’t exactly known for submitting thorough paperwork upon arrival. But sure, let’s play with numbers while bodies pile up on the highway.
Duffy, clearly fed up, pointed the finger where it belongs—squarely at the Biden administration. After opening the border like it was a Black Friday sale at Walmart, Biden’s team handed out work authorizations like candy, creating a conveyor belt to jobs Americans used to do. And once you give someone the legal right to work, it’s not a huge stretch to let them get a CDL. Never mind that they’re still here illegally. Details, details.
Duffy also made the radical suggestion that maybe, just maybe, stopping highway deaths should qualify as an emergency. But the court wasn’t buying it. Apparently, “emergency” now only applies to things like climate change hysteria or whether someone can use a different bathroom. When it comes to keeping American citizens alive? Eh, show us more charts.
Of course, this whole mess is just another shining example of how the system works—for everyone but the people it’s supposed to protect. The Biden-era pipeline of chaos may be temporarily shut off, but the damage it caused is still pumping through the courts, the streets, and now, the freeways. And the judges? They’re too busy counting commas and debating footnotes to notice.
So here we are. The Trump administration wants to stop illegal immigrants from driving 40-ton vehicles down the interstate. A federal court says no, because safety rules apparently need to be peer-reviewed by a college ethics board before they can be enforced. And American families get to play Russian roulette on the road while the legal system fiddles.
But don’t worry. If you get flattened by a truck driven by someone who shouldn’t even be in the country, rest assured the court made sure the paperwork was in order. Sleep tight, America.
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