Dem AGs Call 160-Foot Arch a "Cynical Gambit"

Virginia and D.C. spent their Saturday filing a federal lawsuit to stop President Trump's triumphal arch, which was set to start going up next week, Nov. 5, per NBC News. They say it needs congressional approval and runs afoul of the Commemorative Works Act and the Height of Buildings Act. Back home, when a fence needs mending, you mend the fence. You don't hire a lawyer to argue it shouldn't be there. Virginia AG Jay Jones and D.C. AG Brian Schwalb call the project a 'cynical gambit,' which is a fine phrase from a pair of lawyers who'd rather argue about a shovel than pick one up. Judge Tanya Chutkan heard a separate veterans' challenge and, according to Hot Air, sounded skeptical about rushing construction. Whether she stops it before the start date is still open, so the rest of us get to watch the courthouse decide what to do with a 160-foot arch that climbs to 250 feet with a gold-winged figure and eagles on top.

“The Court should not allow this cynical gambit to succeed.”Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, via NBC News