Posted on 03/05/2020 5:25:54 PM PST by blam
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a resolution on Thursday, along with 14 Senate Republicans, to censure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for threatening Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
During a rally in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Senate minority leader warned that there would be consequences if the two justices voted the wrong way during a case that challenged Louisiana’s abortion law.
“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,” Schumer said.
Schumer conceded on Thursday that he “shouldn’t have used the words I did” but then blamed Republicans for “manufacturing outrage” over the controversy.
The Hawley resolution cited that Schumer had admitted that threatening statements could “increase” the danger of violence against officials. Schumer had acknowledged this in the wake of the June 2017 attack against multiple members of Congress, which had nearly ended the life of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA).
The Hawley resolution reads:
Senator Schumer has acknowledged that threatening statements can increase the dangers of violence against government officials when he stated on June 15, 2017, following the attempted murder of several elected Members of Congress, ‘We would all be wise to reflect on the importance of civility in our [N]ation’s politics’ and that ‘the level of nastiness, vitriol, and hate that has seeped into our politics must be excised.’
Hawley’s proposal to condemn Schumer quickly gained support from across the Senate Republican conference. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Braun (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), David Perdue (R-GA)
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I agree with Mark Styn....he should be removed from the senate. Period!
15? 15??? Wher the HELL are the others? I want NAMES!!
Not even a slap on the wrist.
Chuck you!
Flimsey Grahamnesty thinks this is a bad thing.....
Probably standing in a circular wind with his finger raised upon high..
No senator from EITHER party should be reluctant to do more than censure him.
What he said was inexcusable, it was a direct threat against those two men, BY NAME.
Nobody in that kind of political position has the luxury of “misspeaking” like that. Or in any other way.
If he cannot control himself, he should not be in office.
Landmark Files Formal Ethics Complaint Against Schumer
https://www.landmarklegal.org/post/landmark-files-formal-ethics-complaint-against-schumer
Linda is going to block this, he just made a moral equivalence between Schmukie and Trump’s comments. Trump was defending the SC when the dumb Latina accused the SC of being Trump shills as if. Schmukie threatens SC Justices by name and Linda compares the two as equals. Please primary this punk fraud.
James Woods: ‘Founding Fathers Wrote the Second Amendment for Violent Haters Like Chuck Schumer’
I don’t trust Linda one bit. Half the time he acts like he’s got a hangover.
Graham opposes censuring Schumer over Supreme Court quote, worries it could lead to censure of Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/05/politics/graham-schumer-scotus-controversy-censure/index.html
and who said McCain was dead...he lives on free inside Graham’s head
FBI: Arrests made in ‘violent extremist group’ investigation involving Arizona
What’s to keep one of these kooks from acting “on Schumer’s behalf” upon hearing his blatent threats?
14????
That’s it????
COWARDS!
I hope South Carolina has someone other than Graham to run for senator.
Gonna take many prayers.
Lindsay is too inconsistent and spineless.
15??
AGREED.
What the hell is wrong with the rest of them?? Haven’t they figured out yet why Trump was elected?
Their base is tired of having their “leaders” roll over.
Kill a baby, kill a judge. Is it really that big of a difference? They’re both human beings. The democrats bloodlust is growing.
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