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Title: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 04, 2020, 10:02:15 PM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/chuck-schumer-threatens-kavanaugh-and-gorsuch-will-pay-the-price-if-they-rule-the-wrong-way

My hot take on this is, if the GOP wants to be rewarded with control of the Senate for another two years, they'd better censure the creep, at the very least.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: RoadKingLarry on March 04, 2020, 10:07:42 PM
I've been watching the reaction  to his tirade.
Schumer will walk it back a little and claim his threat was misinterpreted or that he mis-spoke or similar, the MSM will denounce the right as fear mongering cretins and in a few days it'll be forgotten......squirrel Corona virus!
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 04, 2020, 10:42:06 PM
I've been watching the reaction  to his tirade.
Schumer will walk it back a little and claim his threat was misinterpreted or that he mis-spoke or similar, the MSM will denounce the right as fear mongering cretins and in a few days it'll be forgotten......squirrel Corona virus!

Most likely.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 05, 2020, 12:31:49 AM
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So I'm sure the same people who have spent the last three years denouncing extreme political rhetoric will no doubt condemn the Senate minority leader for leveling clear threats against two sitting associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Any minute now they will point out that it is unconscionable that a Democratic leader would even joke about Kavanaugh and Gorsuch paying “the price” should they fail to rule in a manner he deems acceptable.

Any minute now ...

Any minute now …

 [popcorn]
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: 230RN on March 05, 2020, 04:36:00 AM
Ha.  And he dares to use the term "fundamental rights."

   :facepalm:   [barf]
 
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: 230RN on March 05, 2020, 04:38:58 AM
Double post
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 05, 2020, 07:50:06 AM
But Trump is the one who violates the precious norms, and is going to destroy our democracy...
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: MechAg94 on March 05, 2020, 09:50:39 AM
I also wonder if he messed up and said that in public, what sort of things has he actually done when he wasn't recorded. 
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: WLJ on March 05, 2020, 10:11:24 AM
I for one am finding it amusing watching some of the MSM attack Schumer for this.
Though I will say I think most of the attacks are more for revealing their mindset too openly than anything else.
Still amusing though. 
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: HankB on March 05, 2020, 11:42:46 AM
I saw one of the legal talking heads on Fox say that while it's illegal to threaten physical attack or harm on a judge, Schumer walked right up to that line and stopped just short of stepping over it. I suppose he could argue that by the threat he made he meant impeachment, and unless there's other evidence it would be difficult to prove - to actually prove - he meant anything else in court before a judge and jury.

It still merits censure, and that would only take a majority in the Senate. (Hello? GOP? Anyone listening?)
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Perd Hapley on March 05, 2020, 12:19:17 PM
I saw one of the legal talking heads on Fox say that while it's illegal to threaten physical attack or harm on a judge, Schumer walked right up to that line and stopped just short of stepping over it. I suppose he could argue that by the threat he made he meant impeachment, and unless there's other evidence it would be difficult to prove - to actually prove - he meant anything else in court before a judge and jury.

It still merits censure, and that would only take a majority in the Senate. (Hello? GOP? Anyone listening?)

As the Senate Minority Leader, for him to threaten impeachment or similar, to influence a judge's ruling, is much more an abuse of power than what he voted to convict the President on a month ago.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: K Frame on March 05, 2020, 12:23:00 PM
I also wonder if he messed up and said that in public, what sort of things has he actually done when he wasn't recorded. 

Hi, Hillary? It's Chuck.

Hey, a favor. We need a couple of suicides...
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: MechAg94 on March 05, 2020, 12:36:40 PM
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senator-to-bring-motion-to-censure-schumer-democrat-suggests-he-step-down/
Senator To Bring Motion To Censure Schumer, Democrat Suggests He Step Down

Just a collection of statements from other Senators.  We will see if anything happens. 
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: K Frame on March 06, 2020, 08:12:58 AM
I'll be absolutely shocked if this goes anywhere.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: RocketMan on March 06, 2020, 10:15:24 AM
And Romney is threatening to derail the inquiry.  Not surprising given his ties to Burisma.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: WLJ on March 06, 2020, 10:18:53 AM
I'll be absolutely shocked if this goes anywhere.

This

Now imagine the reaction if it was Mitch in the hotseat over this
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: K Frame on March 06, 2020, 12:06:36 PM
And Romney is threatening to derail the inquiry.  Not surprising given his ties to Burisma.

I just parsed through Romney's twitter feed. Seems like most of his twitter followers are not from the party he claims to represent.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: HankB on March 06, 2020, 01:54:46 PM
I just parsed through Romney's twitter feed. Seems like most of his twitter followers are not from the party he falsely claims to represent.
FIFY.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: BobR on March 07, 2020, 09:57:25 AM
Schumer getting Red Flagged??? Nah, it will never happen but I can almost guarantee if one of us made a threat toward a sitting Judge (Federal, Supreme, Local) we would have probably already had a knock on the door. You know, the one made with a 40+ pound cylindrical object in the hands of a guy all dressed up like he is going to war.

https://gunowners.org/goa-to-ny-governor-will-you-apply-red-flag-laws-equally/


bob
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 07, 2020, 11:04:37 AM
Schumer getting Red Flagged??? Nah, it will never happen but I can almost guarantee if one of us made a threat toward a sitting Judge (Federal, Supreme, Local) we would have probably already had a knock on the door. You know, the one made with a 40+ pound cylindrical object in the hands of a guy all dressed up like he is going to war.

https://gunowners.org/goa-to-ny-governor-will-you-apply-red-flag-laws-equally/


bob

As of 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, I can't access that link -- it times out. Either there are a lot of people trying to read that article or editorial or whatever it is, or the Democrats have launched a denial-of-service attack on GOA.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: WLJ on March 07, 2020, 11:19:35 AM
As of 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, I can't access that link -- it times out. Either there are a lot of people trying to read that article or editorial or whatever it is, or the Democrats have launched a denial-of-service attack on GOA.

Works fine for me
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Hawkmoon on March 07, 2020, 12:16:05 PM
As of 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, I can't access that link -- it times out. Either there are a lot of people trying to read that article or editorial or whatever it is, or the Democrats have launched a denial-of-service attack on GOA.

As of 12:15 it works for me, too.
Title: Re: Senator Schumer threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch
Post by: Fly320s on March 07, 2020, 06:32:21 PM
18:31 EST (2331Z)

Works for me.  So does a proper time format.   >:D :-*