Schumer threatens justices

[Rvaughn]

[Dave Roberts]

First it was Trump saying that Sotomyor and Ginsberg should recuse themselves since they were biased. Now Shumer entered the fray. Seems Roberts' response should have censured both. Interference with the courts should be forbidden on both sides.

[Sandy]

[KeithE]

In context Schumer was threatening political consequences in the 2020 elections if Roe vs Wade were to be overthrown by the SCOTUS. He wrongly (in my view) named just Gorsuch and Kavanaugh and has apologized for that and clarified what he meant.

See his original statement at pro-choice rally, his clarification, and his apology . Listen and watch the whole video (after a brief commercial)

Of course the RW (always ready to pounce) played this as a physical threat against the two most recently added Justices. There is no way Schumer meant to physically threaten either Justice. Nor did he mean it as a political threat aimed at specifically Gorsuch and Kavanaugh who face no re-election. In all likelihood he awkwardly evoked their names as a reminder of the rightward drift in the court's makeup.

OTOH, peruse the (written March 2018). They are largely of a political nature (not physical threats). I do not recall any apology from Trump for any of these (unless someone can show me otherwise).

Trump also winks at or ignores when his supporters threaten violence sometimes in direct response to Trump’s speech and/or rallies: .

And many of Trump’s supporters have followed though with violent acts:

More important than Schumer’s verbal mistake in naming 2 Justices, is his support for abortion.

Matthew 7:3 comes to mind.

[William Thornton]

Schumer screwed up, walked it back, apologized.

[Tim Bonney]

[Rvaughn]

[Sandy]

[KeithE]

[Rvaughn]

[Rvaughn]

[KeithE]

[Sandy]

[Rvaughn]

[Rvaughn]

BTW, concerning Chief Justice Roberts, I am not a huge fan, though likely for different reasons than most of you. However, I don't feel a need to trot out "anti" credentials in every post I make.

Not to try to make you feel better about him (cause I know you won't), but you may have forgotten that he chided President Trump when Trump made the comment about "Obama judges." Roberts told him there were no Obama judges, no Bush judges, no Clinton judges -- just judges.

[Sandy]

[Rvaughn]

But, of course, it is true. He did say that, whether or not you think he should have done something different/more.

[Sandy]

[KeithE]

[Sandy]

[Rvaughn]

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[KeithE]

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[KeithE]