Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday issued strong condemnations in his 2024 year-end report on the federal judiciary, criticizing attacks by public officials, including elected leaders, that he says go too far and sometimes involve attempts to intimidate judges. Judges and/or threatening them. Their lives if the rule or rule does not go someone’s way.
“Attempts to intimidate judges over their rulings in cases are inappropriate and should be vigorously opposed,” Roberts suggested in his 15-page book. a report. “Public officials certainly have the right to criticize the work of the judiciary, but they must realize that being harsh in their statements when it comes to judges may lead to serious reactions from others.”
He went on to note that “every administration suffers defeats in the court system—sometimes in cases that have significant ramifications for the executive, legislative, or other related issues.” But he noted in recent years that some administrations (which he did not name) “raised the specter of outright disregard for federal court rulings,” which he said were “dangerous propositions” that “should be properly rejected.”
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Considering that Democrats’ disruptive attacks on the Supreme Court have reached dangerous and unprecedented levels in recent years, we turn to a letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who saw the news about the Roberts report and launched an attack of his own:
The reasons for the collapse of the Supreme Court’s standing are largely subjective – no ethics, no restraint, no reality check, among other things. It’s time to think and reform. https://t.co/Zyfdz8usZf
– Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) January 2, 2025
Needless to say, given his controversial history (which includes credible claims of stolen courage), Blumenthal’s attack did not go according to plan:
Why did you repeatedly lie and claim that you fought in Vietnam? Since we are on the subject of ethics.
– Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 2, 2025
The Supreme Court still enjoys greater public trust than Congress or the presidency. So maybe work on that.
– Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) January 2, 2025
If this isn’t a case of the pot calling the kettle black, I don’t know what is. You immoral Democrats attack SCOTUS every time they issue a ruling you don’t like. You just lost the election big time. Maybe you’re the one who needs a reality check and some self-reflection. https://t.co/ThOh03KL0o
– Maggie Speaks (@MaggiesMusings) January 3, 2025
Maggie is particularly vocal about this when she considers the unwritten rule in politics about how Democrats are often the ones guilty of the unethical and self-restraint things they accuse their political opponents of.
Moreover, the only “reform” Democrats usually care about involves no introspection at all about the absurdity of their unpopular political positions and tactics. Instead, their version of “reforms” is all about obstructing Republicans and essentially forcing them to shut up from a procedural standpoint and accept whatever Democrats can offer.
The Supreme Court will be fine. Senate Democrats, on the other hand? Well, given the defeat they suffered in November, they are now firmly in the minority and will have plenty of time to think about what might have happened if they had spent more time reforming themselves rather than showing the American people who they are in time. Time with their un-American attacks and threats towards conservative judges. Just saying.
Flashback: Dick Durbin deflates the “Call Clarence Thomas” balloon to the left while Ted Cruz explains what’s really going on