Posted on 04/21/2017 2:33:35 AM PDT by Helicondelta
A Canadian judge who wore a Donald Trump campaign hat into court after the US election is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible removal from the bench after his actions triggered an unprecedented number of formal complaints.
In November, the Ontario court justice Bernd Zabel entered his courtroom in Hamilton, Ontario, clad in black robes and a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap. He reportedly told those in court that the hat was meant to mark an “unprecedented” night in the United States and singled himself out as the lone Trump supporter among his colleagues.
Days later, amid public anger sparked by reports of his actions in Canada’s Globe and Mail, Zabel apologised for what he called a “misguided attempt to mark a moment in history”.
But his words of regret did little to stem the torrent of formal complaints being filed against him. In the months since the incident, the Ontario judicial council said it had received 81 complaints – 10 times more than it had received about any other judge in the province.
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The Pussyhat judge apparently wasn’t a real judge but served in some kind of administrative capacity.
I’m going to make a “Justin Trudeau is a Putz” hat.
Do you think I can get Neil Gorsuch to wear it?
In Canada, speech is free, only if it is in both official languages.
Au Canada, le discours est gratuit, seulement s’il se trouve dans les deux langues officielles.
“Hell, we taught Texans how to be Texans”
OH, you didn’t just say that. Bless your heart.
I was joking around. Albertans and Texans are too much alike to tell the difference was the point.
The government can try as they like, they’ll only force good folk into a corner then there’s only one way out.
Nothing like a good fight. I’m spoiling for one
What would you call residents of the United States of America? United Statians? United States of Americans? USAers?
Come to think of it, what are residents of Maine called?
US citizens.
Come to think of it, what are residents of Maine called?
Mainiacs.
By the way, Mexicans and Brazilians are also “Americans”.
Gee, I guess the American Judge who participated in the Anti Trump Woman’s March and wore a Pussy Hat while on the Bench is in big trouble now.
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