The formerly liberal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed the Trump administration a victory on a rule limiting referrals from Title X clinics to abortion providers.

Via MPR News:

The 7-4 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned decisions issued by judges in Washington, Oregon and California. The court had already allowed the administration’s changes to start taking effect while the government appealed those rulings.

The changes ban taxpayer-funded clinics in the Title X program for low-income women from making abortion referrals, a restriction opponents characterize as a “gag rule.”

Beginning March 4, the rules will also prohibit clinics that receive federal money from sharing office space with abortion providers, which critics said would force many Title X providers to find new locations, undergo expensive remodels or shut down — further reducing access to the program.

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This clearly shows that elections have consequences as America’s most notorious liberal leaning appeals court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, has flipped to majority conservative.

Via the Los Angeles Times:

In few places has the effect been felt more powerfully than in the sprawling 9th Circuit, which covers California and eight other states.

Because of Trump’s success in filling vacancies, the San Francisco-based circuit, long dominated by Democratic appointees, has suddenly shifted to the right, with an even more pronounced tilt expected in the years ahead.

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Trump has now named 10 judges to the 9th Circuit — more than one-third of its active judges — compared with seven appointed by President Obama over eight years.

“Trump has effectively flipped the circuit,” said 9th Circuit Judge Milan D. Smith Jr., an appointee of President George W. Bush.

This is excellent news and shows just how important it is that President Trump and Mitch McConnell be able to continue their work for five more years.

No matter the successes so far though there is still a lot of work to do. More federal judges, appeals court judges and Supreme Court justices.

Even on the 9th Circuit the work is not yet complete:

Democratic appointees still make up the majority of active judges — 16 to 13. But the court also has judges on “senior status” who continue to sit on panels that decide cases. Senior status rank gives judges more flexibility but allows them to continue to work, even full time.

Of the senior judges who will be deciding cases on “merits” panels — reading briefs and issuing rulings — 10 are Republicans and only three are Democratic appointees, Smith said.

“You will see a sea change in the 9th Circuit on day-to-day decisions,” Smith predicted.

The biggest change will come in controversial cases that test the constitutionality of laws and the legal ability of presidents to establish contentious new rules. The 9th Circuit is weighing challenges to Trump on a wide array of issues, from immigration to reproductive rights, and the rightward tilt is likely to make it easier for the president to prevail.

While the Democrats have been focused on nonsense, Mueller, impeachment and more, the GOP under the leadership of President Trump and Mitch McConnell have been marching forward doing the work that needs to be done to make America even greater than it is today.