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| Chief Justice Roberts issues rare rebuke to Schumer's 'dangerous' and 'irresponsible' comments; Schumer fires back |
| 2020-03-05 |
| [FOX] Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts on Wednesday issued a highly unusual and forceful rebuke to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., calling his threatening remarks directed at Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh "irresponsible" and "dangerous" -- prompting Schumer's office to slam Roberts and accuse him of bias. The extraordinary back-and-forth began hours earlier at a pro-choice rally hosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights, when Schumer ominously singled out President Trump's two Supreme Court picks: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price!" Schumer warned. "You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions." Roberts replied in his remarkable written statement, obtained by Fox News: "This morning, Senator Schumer spoke at a rally in front of the Supreme Court while a case was being argued inside. Senator Schumer referred to two Members of the Court by name and said he wanted to tell them that 'You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You will not know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.'" Roberts continued: "Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous. All Members of the Court will continue to do their job, without fear or favor, from whatever quarter. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #17 Ever met an evil bastard (or bitch) who didn't feel completely justified and totally moral? Sad, but true. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-03-05 19:17 |
| #16 Do these people have any idea of how appalling they are? Ever met an evil bastard (or bitch) who didn't feel completely justified and totally moral? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-05 17:21 |
| #15 Do these people have any idea of how appalling they are? Why should they care? There have never been any consequences for their awfulness and there never will be. Throw in the sociopathy which seems so commonplace on the left and none of this is a surprise. |
| Posted by: charger 2020-03-05 17:15 |
| #14 I don't know any way to interpret Schumer's remarks as anything other than a threat of physical violence, and an open invitation for others (e.g., Antifa, BLM, or some other extremist group) to perpetrate that violence. The Democratic Party's fanatical devotion to unrestricted, free (i.e., at taxpayer expense) abortion on demand, even up to-- and past-- the moment of birth is both disgusting and frightening, and they're becoming more extreme with each passing year. Where does it end with these people? With Party-sanctioned murder of anyone opposing their abortion agenda? Wouldn't surprise me in the least. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2020-03-05 15:08 |
| #13 Keep it up Schumer and violence will come. And, like you said, YOU will pay the price. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-03-05 13:05 |
| #12 If you can find a federal prosecutor and a judge to get a warrant, make sure to send a US Marshals SWAT team to get him at 4:30 am, be sure to bring along a Breitbart film crew too. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-03-05 11:35 |
| #11 At this point, we're not too far away from violence a la Brooks and Sumner Might straighten out some issues with a few of these snow-flake senators who like to snipe from the safety of the Senate. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-03-05 10:56 |
| #10 I shudder to think of the violence that will be unleashed when Ginsburg is replaced with an originalist-- or if Roberts sides with Alito in the Louisiana case. The prospect of such violence is to me a lot scarier than anything related to COVID |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-05 10:31 |
| #9 #7 McConnell just flayed Schumer from the floor of the Senate - verbally only, unfortunately At this point, we're not too far away from violence a la Brooks and Sumner |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-05 10:28 |
| #8 #4 CrazyFool - yes, it is: ManSentenced to 15 Years for Threatening a Federal District Judge and Other Federal Employees |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-05 10:25 |
| #7 McConnell just flayed Schumer from the floor of the Senate - verbally only, unfortunately |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-05 10:24 |
| #6 All part of the kabuki. Roberts as stand up guy right up to the moment he tips the scale for the next bad SCOTUS decision. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-03-05 10:19 |
| #5 Do the Dems believe in law? Or are they more like, "The law is what I say it is!" |
| Posted by: SR-71 2020-03-05 09:20 |
| #4 Isn't threatening a judge against the law? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-03-05 08:49 |
| #3 ditto: |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-03-05 08:44 |
| #2 Yup Lex, agreed on all points. The Dems are all about power, self-enrichment and having all things come from the state. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-03-05 08:39 |
| #1 Schumer/Schemer: "You will pay the price!" "The intelligence agencies ... have seven ways from Sunday of getting back at you" Pelosi: "Trump was not acquitted! He's impeached FOREVER!" Do these people have any idea of how appalling they are? Everything they accuse OrangeMan of being and doing applies to their own behavior: Lies. Bullying. Criminal, unconstitutional abuse. They have done, and continue to do, more damage to rule of law and public confidence in government than a thousand Russian agents and dezinformatsiya experts. Shame on these vile morons. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-05 06:00 |