Posted on 03/04/2020 2:52:58 PM PST by NobleFree
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 seemingly threatening remarks directed at Associated Justices Neal 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."
"This morning, Senator Schumer spoke at a rally in front of the Supreme Court while a case was being argued inside," Roberts said in his remarkable written statement, obtained by Fox News. "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."
Schumer spokesman Justin Goodman quickly responded by accusing Roberts of bias
[…] “For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsberg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes.” […]
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Have the Marshall service round him up and throw him in prison for threatening judges.
I, and anyone with the slightest bit of common sense, would interpret it as a physical threat.
Hey Chuck, remember Steve Scalise? The attempted murder was NOT committed by a President Trump supporter. Nearly all political violence in the USA is by the left.
It's a physical threat.
Mark
Just try to fathom Trump or any Republican threatening the wise Latina about voting a specific way on abortion. Just try to imagine the reaction.
The double standard is sickening. The fact that Democrats have convinced themselves that they are morally superior and can and should do such things is even more reprehensible.
He should be mugged.
Schumer did not specifically thank Roberts after the impeachment trial . Mitch did.
Protocol should have had him thanking the Judge that presided.
Senator Schumer is seeing the coronavirus attack failing and he is trying to divert the conversation.
Yeah, to me it sounds like an out and out physical threat..!
Keep it up Schmukie, please keep it up.
Schemer is a Senator.
The Senate should deal with this.
you got it
yeah......a mug shot
Ground Chuck, STFU JR. 666 ways to Sunday, robe. Don’r make me Scalia you.
Funny I just retweeted that as part of a response to Schumer saying the same thing in a tweet...
So how many of the six ways do you think we have seen since he said that??
The democrats are going full-on Boshevik with their bomb-throwing remarks.
Keep it up, Carl Schaumberg.
Going, going, gone. He’s incoherent. Good on Roberts for refusing to be bullied and threatened, something that Trump would never stoop to.
Yes, that is what I thought as well.
Nothing like trying to interfere with a court by a direct threat.
There was only ONE FREAKING WAY to interpret what was said.
A threat.
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