McConnell says House's Supreme Court security bill can't pass Senate

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Source: The Hill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned late Monday afternoon that a House bill to provide protection to Supreme Court justices and their staffs will not pass the Senate, ratcheting up a standoff with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

McConnell and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who drafted a Senate bill to implement new protections only for Supreme Court justices, accused House Democrats of trying to stall the measure...

“The version of the Supreme Court security bill that apparently they’re going to try to pass on suspension tonight is not going to pass the Senate,” he said, referring to the House calendar for passing legislation quickly with two-thirds support.

“The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices, not nameless staff that no one knows,” he added...

Read more: https://thehill.com/news/senate/3522051-mcconnell-says-houses-supreme-court-security-bill-cant-pass-senate/

[dixiechiken1]

1. Who gives a shit?

Then don't pass it. Fuck 'em.

[dem4decades]

14. My sentiments exactly.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. If the christofascist really believed what they say. They would pull all the security...

for the conservative justices, issue them an AR and tell them to cowboy up.

[RockRaven]

3. That's fine. Put it up and let them block it. It isn't necessary legislation.

They want to create a distraction and waste time by yammering about it, or the necessity of it. So make it their fault it didn't pass. Make them get on the record voting against it, and then leave it undone and their fault at that.

[quakerboy]

6. This all the way.

[mpcamb]

13. That's the right thing to do.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Moscow Mitch's desk, where bills go to die.

[LonePirate]

5. Make the Republicans vote against it.

If I was Pelosi, I would tack on additional gun control measures just to force their hand.

[burrowowl]

17. Add ban assault rifles

Why should SCOTUS get protection they are against when it involves children.

[inthewind21]

35. Awwwwww

Mitch is upset Nancy won't behave. lol

[SamKnause]

7. Good.

I don't give a flying fuck.

I wouldn't lift a finger to pass anything that evil fuck McConnell wanted passed.

He has been fucking up this country for decades.

His photo should be in the dictionary next to evil.

Supremes make enough money to handle their own protection needs.

They don't seem to give a fuck about protecting us, especially women and black voters.

[paleotn]

8. Makes no never mind to me, Moscow. I mean Mitch.

[BlueIdaho]

9. I would like to thank the minority leader

For once again proving the filibuster has no place in the Senate.

[TeamProg]

10. What is SCOTUS afraid of? A law abiding gun owner excercising their 2A rights?

Doesn't get any more hypocritical than that!

Let them pay for their own bullet-proof vests like everyone else!


FUCK THEM!

[Groundhawg]

31. To be fair, there is no constitutional right to murder someone

[TeamProg]

32. Yah there is ! It's called "stand your ground "

[Groundhawg]

38. That isn't murder.

[TeamProg]

39. Trayvon Martin was murdered by Zimmerman. I call it murder even if you do not. n/t

[Groundhawg]

40. You and I can call it whatever we want but the Jury said it wasn't murder.

[NanceGreggs]

11. Guess the justices ...

... will just have to take their chances - same as the average 4th-grader.

[inthewind21]

33. Oh please

They have Armed US Marshalls outside their houses 24-7 and have since mid May.

[NanceGreggs]

36. Seriously?

I never knew that SCOTUS justices had any protection at all!

[Raven123]

12. Mitch throwing a temper tantrum. Believes a staffer leaked the abortion opinion

[usaf-vet]

28. More than likely, it was the person who wears the pants in the Thomas family and it ain't Clarence!

[Raven123]

30. You may be right. I have no speculation on the ID of the leaker. Just postulating Mitch's rationale.

Dems should use this in their campaign. This is additional proof thatGOP doesn’t think all Americans deserve protection from violence.

[essaynnc]

15. by Moscow mitch,

This has to be one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. Go ahead, you evil f*** don't pass it! This is just an extension of what you won't pass for children, and blacks, and gays, and average citizens. Get over it!!

[Retrograde]

16. Translation: what can the staff do for me?

He's fine with spending our tax dollars to protect the 6 conservative justices (oh, and Sotomajor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson if you insist) because they can deliver the decisions he wants. What can a lowly clerk or staffer do for Mitch?

[keithbvadu2]

18. Moscow Mitch; Are children less important than those judges?

If the answer is yes, just say so.

[LudwigPastorius]

19. The Turdle has spoken.

Eat shit, you old bastard.

[raising2moredems]

20. So now that the tables are turned...

Security is an issue. Anyone else remember the website the anti-abortion fascists had in the 80s/90s - name was Nuremberg or something to that affect. Had judges, clinic owners, doctors, nurses, staff etc. pictures, names, addresses, info on children all at the fingertips for the minions they whipped into a frenzy. Yellow pages for those wanting to "save babies".
So cry me a river - actions have consequences.

[Martin68]

21. Actually, in this rare case I'm glad McConnell prevailed.

I think providing extra protection to a Supreme Court that refuses to protect us from guns does not deserve more protection from guns.

[C Moon]

22. McConnell doesn't want anything to succeed under President Biden.

[Pas-de-Calais]

23. Cannot wait for that hemorrhoid to disappear

[orleans]

24. that last sentence:

“The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices, not nameless staff that no one knows,” he added...

jesus! fuck him.

yeah--who cares about those nameless staff that no one knows?



who cares about kids or anyone else other than the justices?

[Icanthinkformyself]

25. It's

not up to Moscow Mitch. So, who cares. Oh, its The Shill rage baiting. A worthless rag.

[Bayard]

26. I'm picturing Kavenaugh

In body armor and carrying an AR-15, with a helmet replacing his top hat. You know--to protect himself and his nameless staff. (Hey--its too early for me. My imagination runs wild).

[Biophilic]

27. Oh, my god, fuck him, just fuck him. So 'nameless staff that no one knows'

don't deserve protection? These people just can't find bottom and they keep looking.

[displacedtexan]

37. Does Moscow Mitch know where future Supremes come from?

Guess not, or he'd be securing those current clerks and aides who're chosen by the sitting SC justices. What a mor on!

(Mor on doesn't trigger Twitter's warning bot… so far.)

[malthaussen]

29. Mitch McConnell wouldn't allow a bill to pass that saved his own mother...

... if it was proposed by Democrats.

-- Mal