by KeithE » Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:49 am
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.
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KeithE on Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:10 am, edited 2 times in total.
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