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FLASHBACK: AOC Urged Biden to ‘Ignore’ Unfavorable Court Decisions
MSN ^ | 02/13/2025 | Isaac Schorr

Posted on 04/28/2025 3:09:09 PM PDT by DFG

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) argued that the Biden administration should simply ignore a judicial decision she dissented from during an appearance on CNN in 2023.

Vice President JD Vance’s comments about the role of the judiciary have been the subject of much consternation from Democrats in recent days. In reference to a series of court decisions blocking the Trump administration’s, Vance mused on social media that “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal.”

“Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,” he added.

While Vance was not explicit about what he meant, many critics took his post as an argument for ignoring unfavorable rulings.

“If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal,” declared former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney in a rebuke of Vance. “You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.”

The Trump administration has since clarified its position that it intends to comply with judicial rulings while appealing those it disagrees with.

Back in 2023, however, Ocasio-Cortez was explicit in her advocacy for what Cheney characterized as “tyranny.”

After a district court judge suspended the approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that then-President Joe Biden should simply disregard the ruling.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aoc; cortez; ocasiocortez

1 posted on 04/28/2025 3:09:09 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

It’s different when they do it.


2 posted on 04/28/2025 3:09:59 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: DFG

Checks and balances means that the courts have to be checked and balanced as well.


3 posted on 04/28/2025 3:12:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: DFG

No one is above the law.


4 posted on 04/28/2025 3:12:27 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: DFG

MSN reported this??????

I’m shocked they even admitted it and more shocked they didn’t bury it.

It may not bode well for AOC though. I am automatically suspicious when democrats throw one of their own under the bus.


5 posted on 04/28/2025 3:20:54 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesu)
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To: DFG

Quoting Liz Cheney makes for a weak argument


6 posted on 04/28/2025 3:20:56 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: DFG

I look forward to PDJT’s suspension of Habeas Corpus for illegal aliens after Scotus punts on May 15th.


7 posted on 04/28/2025 3:57:35 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: metmom
I’m shocked they even admitted it and more shocked they didn’t bury it.

Agree. That does make it look like they aren't boosting the AOC wing in the upcoming split of the Dem Party.

Just watched The Irishman last night. (Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci about union plots ending with the murder of Jimmy Hoffa). The insiders kept making references to who is "with" someone and who "has to go" and who will be "in on it." Sounded like Pelosi, Schumer and the others versus the new young Turks.

8 posted on 04/28/2025 4:04:24 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Mark
No one is above the law.

...except for Democrats and their friends.

You forgot that codicil.

9 posted on 04/28/2025 8:08:00 PM PDT by flamberge (Everybody's gonna hate it when we all play by the same "rules".)
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