Schumer

I'll make this short and sweet, try to thread the needle on why I don't think what Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said yesterday is different, and worse than the things President Donald Trump has in his criticisms of the court.

From a Nov. 23, 2018 CBC piece (one example, chosen almost at random, of many from which I could choose):

"Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%, and is used to get an almost guaranteed result."

What Trump did, and still does, is criticize the court. He should continue to express his opinion about the courts, and has every right to. Twitter and all. What I don't like is his tone. Not that he ought to be pussy-footing around the subject, but I think he could elevate the discourse a notch or two and still make known his displeasure and opinion of the biased and activist nature of, for example, the 9th Circuit.

As recorded by multiple outlets, yesterday, Oct. 4, 2020, Schumer said:

"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!"

What Schumer did was threaten two sitting Supreme Court Justices. His emphasis and inflection in saying this, especially 'you will pay the price' was outrageous and wrong. By late last night I saw him trying to backtrack, saying he was in truth talking about Senate colleagues. Hogwash! He should be at a minimum censured.

There is a difference between over the top bombastic criticism and threats. If you won't admit that, you're probably too biased to see it, or perhaps you're dug in too deeply, sheltered by your ego, to ever admit you were wrong, or that one of 'your politicians' may have made an egregious mistake.