Posted on 03/06/2020 3:07:49 AM PST by Kaslin
Arrogant Sen. Chuck Schumer crossed the line in threatening United States Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. His words were shocking, even for him.
I don't usually get too exercised about political rhetoric, realizing that impassioned politicians regularly engage in hyperbole. But Schumer's remarks were inexcusable by any standard.
At an abortion rights rally hosted by the deceptively named Center for Reproductive Rights, Schumer said: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions."
It's one thing for members of the political branches to criticize judges after they've made decisions they disagree with, but to threaten them with consequences in advance of a decision is shocking. If I had hair-trigger sensitivity for impeachable offenses like congressional Democrats, I'd call this a "high crime or misdemeanor." But I don't, so I won't.
After Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebuked Schumer for his intemperate remarks, Schumer sort of apologized -- but not really. Not even close, actually. He first counterpunched McConnell, claiming that McConnell made a "glaring omission" in not specifying that Schumer was referring to a case before the court that could impact a woman's ability to get an abortion.
Come on, Senator. Who would need additional context, given that Schumer was speaking to a pro-abortion mob? Besides, how would adding that fact have mitigated Schumer's comments? He has no more right to threaten judges over a prospective decision involving the Democrats' holy sacrament of abortion than he does, say, over a pending immigration case.
Schumer said he shouldn't have used those words and they didn't come out as he intended. He wasn't issuing a threat; he was referring to the political consequences the case could have.
Though Schumer's spokesman Justin Goodman said Schumer was addressing Republican congressmen when he said a price would be paid, his language was in the second person, a direct warning to two of the justices by name: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won't know what hit you if you go forward ..."
I count six "yous" in addition to the naming of the justices. Is Schumer saying he meant for the justices to convey his comments to the congressmen? That's laughable.
"(Y)ou will pay the price" and "you won't know what hit you" are unambiguous threats, even if metaphorical. But how could these justices pay metaphorically? Was Schumer threatening to impeach them? What for -- following the Constitution? At the very least, Schumer was fanning the flames of the abortion throng, and that itself is dangerous, given the left's penchant for violence these days. There's no excuse for his comments or doubling down while pretending to apologize.
Schumer's non-apology makes his original statement worse, not better. It confirms that he thinks it is appropriate to put political pressure on judges in advance of their rulings. It shows that he believes the court should make a political decision in this case, rather than interpret statutes and the Constitution.
Schumer's lack of repentance appears in his defiant response to the normally mild-mannered Chief Justice Roberts calling his remarks "dangerous." Schumer shot back, accusing Roberts of bias for not calling out President Donald Trump for criticizing Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg last week. But Trump didn't threaten the justices. He simply pointed out they were biased against him and that Sotomayor had accused Republican-appointed justices of being biased in favor of Trump.
One fundamental difference between conservatives and progressives is that conservatives, like the framers, believe the judiciary is a nonpolitical branch of government and that courts should interpret laws, not make them. For progressives, everything is political, including the judiciary, and the court should decide cases based on political considerations.
This is all the more reason we should appreciate Trump's stellar track record in appointing two originalist Supreme Court justices and a host of other originalist appellate and district court judges. Schumer's misbehavior is a glaring reminder of the importance of defeating the lawless party in November.
Nothing will probably happen to him. Heck,you’ve got Angela Davis teaching college after driving the getaway car for the murder of a judge. So Schumer has nothing to worry about. Unfortunately.
"I want to tell you, (1st Public School Superintendent who wanted me fired). I want to tell you, (2nd Public School Superintendent who had me fired). You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions."
Government can not do a damned thing to me if they let Schumer talk that way to Supreme Court Justices.
Chuck needs to pay.
GOP in Senate don’t need to be pulling a Paul Ryan on this one.
Infantile Chuckie just got a little carried away by the FEMINAZI mob he was addressing. Just outside the Supreme Court edifice. The FEMINAZIS that have abortion as their holy sacrament.
I like Chuckie’s ridiculous back tracking on this. Go Chuckie!!! Buffoon!
ORIGIN of “buffoon” for Chuckie Schumer >>>
mid 16th century: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from medieval Latin buffo ‘clown’. Originally recorded as a rare Scots word for a kind of pantomime dance, the term later (late 16th century) denoted a professional jester.
To me, that always meant he had the influence and leadership to get subordinates to do his bidding.
To me, that always meant he had the influence and leadership to get subordinates to do his bidding.
L8r
Laws only apply to Republicans.
mental retardation runs rampant in the Democratic party
I remember during one of Obama’s state of the union addresses. Schumer was leaning forward and clapping loudly in Roberts ear while displaying that Schumer smirk. What a jerk.
nowhere to post this, so will do it here, cos I’m going offline. all MSM are reporting suicide bomber near US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia. however, there’s these details worth noting:
Tweet: Molly Hunter, NBC
Reports coming in of an explosion near the US Embassy in #Tunis. Embassy there just blocks from other embassies, big int’l companies, a mall etc... #Tunisia
6 Mar 2020
https://twitter.com/mollymhunter/status/1235884484530237440
6 Mar: SeeNews: Breaking:Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Near US Embassy in Tunis
The suicide bomber was targeting a security patrol on the road near up near the embassy.
The blast is believed to have occurred 150 meters away from the embassy...
“Shams FM”local radio station reported that the explosion did not result in any casualties and quoted the witnesses saying,that they heard a “large explosion”.
Pictures from the scene show a wrecked vehicle,and debris scattered across a roadblock...
Tunisian security forces have repeatedly been targeted in terrorist-related incidents,mainly in border areas including in the Chaambi Mountains.
https://see.news/breaking-suicide-bomber-blows-himself-near-us-embassy-in-tunis/
6 Mar: AP: Tunisian media report a suicide bomber has set off an explosion near the U.S. embassy, wounding 5 police officers
TUNIS — Tunisian media report a suicide bomber has set off an explosion near the U.S. embassy, wounding 5 police officers...
https://www.newser.com/article/7063983d9055085213c99093278805d5/tunisian-media-report-a-suicide-bomber-has-set-off-an-explosion-near-the-us-embassy-wounding-5.html
Crying, lying Chuck knew exactly what he was doing and saying. Look at the glee plastered across his face as he spewed that bile.
A example has to be made line in the sand drawn. Everything the rats are involved with GOES UNPUNISHED! Im sick of it and Im sure you are too. They can say and do what ever they dammed well please steal rob rape collude and even a presidential coup AND NOTHING IS DONE. We get tagged along until it fades away remember bengahzi? fast and furious? so to will be the coup fiasco./ Nail schumers a## to the wall
Trump had the best response at his Townhall last night. Martha McAllum turned it around to point out Trump’s criticism of SCOTUS judges. “So you’re blaming me for Chuck”. Audience ate it up.
Pathetic how the left is everything, and more, of what they accuse Trump of being.
A Century of inbreeding no doubt.
To me, that always meant he had the influence and leadership to get subordinates to do his bidding.
And at the end of Bush 2's administration, Schumer flapped his gums about the financial meltdown right before it happened. This has been a pattern with him; he has always known too much and been too cocky to not be near the center of the spider's web.
The rest of us have long suffered because of those much-heralded, oft-mentioned smart and tough Noo Yawkers who decided to replace D'Amato with Schumer over a manufactured "scandal" involving "cultural appropriation" of a yiddish word.
THESE days??
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