(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . THEY WERE TERRIFIED! [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-03-05 Author: George Conway & Jen Paski TERRIFIED. Our highest court has been MAGA captured. trump and his MAGA terrorist has taken over the highest court in the country whose oath it is to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. With the exception of not taking the 2020 election case they have aided and abetted trump at every turn. It has been published that judges have received record number of threats over the last few years who sit on cases against trump and his MAGA followers. Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats: Judges and prosecutors are facing repeated threats of violence as they handle cases related to Trump, interviews and documents reveal. The wave of intimidation follows the ex-president’s attacks on judges as corrupt and biased – and some worry it threatens America’s long tradition of judicial independence. www.reuters.com/… You don’t read about these threats coming from the left. They are followers of trump who are threatening those who sit in cases against him with violence. The court is captured by MAGA. The courts are terrified to do their jobs. Below is part of a transcript from Jen Psaki podcast on youtube featuring George Conway. He says SCOTUS is terrified because they have lost political capital, I think it’s because they are scared for their lives and the lives of their families. It is past time to classify MAGA as a Domestic Terrorist Group. I apologize for the all caps. The transcript I copied was all caps. George C: AGAIN, THERE IS JUST NO BASIS,NO TEXTURAL BASIS, NO HISTORICAL BASIS. FOR THEM NOT TO APPLY? IT Jen P: NOT TO APPLY IT! George C: THE ONLY ARGUMENT THAT IS EVER MADE IN ANY OF THE OPINIONS AS TO WHY YOU WOULD RESTRICT STATES FROM APPLYING THE 14TH AMENDMENT, THE PLAIN TEXT OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT, THE 14TH AMENDMENT WHICH GIVES ALSO OF OTHER PROVISIONS THAT APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CONGRESS SAYS -- WHATEVER CONGRESS, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION CLAUSE WHICH PROHIBITS RACE DISCRIMINATION, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THERE IS NO BASIS TO SINGLE OUT SECTION THREE AS BEING DIFFERENT FROM THESE OTHER PROVISIONS. THEY ARE JUST MAKING IT UP. ALL THE JUSTICES WERE MAKING IT UP. Jen P: WHY, THOUGH? WHY? YOU'VE STUDIED THIS COURT FOR SO LONG. George C: BECAUSE THEY WERE TERRIFIED. Jen P: OF WHAT TRUMP, THE REACTION? George C: THE REACTION! I THINK THAT IS CLEAR FROM JUSTICE BARRETT'S INCURRING OPINION. SHE SAYS ALL OF THIS STUFF. SHE SAYS THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO AMPLIFY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE STRIDENCY. THE COURT HAS SETTLED A POLITICALLY-CHARGED CASE IN THE VOLATILE SEASON OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, PARTICULARLY IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. WRITING OF THE COURT SHOULD TURN NATIONAL TEMPERATURE DOWN, NOT UP. SHE'S TERRIFIED, AND THEY ALL WERE TERRIFIED, INCLUDING THE LIBERAL JUDGES, OKAY? THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT I CAN SEE BETWEEN WHAT THE LIBERAL JUDGES SAID AND WHAT THE MAJORITY SAYS WAS THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED INTO THE PRESIDENT. IF THEY DO, THAT OPINION WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE YOU JUST CHERRY-PICKED THE PRESIDENT OUT OF A PILE TO SAY THAT THE PRESIDENCY IS SOMEHOW SPECIAL. Jen P: THERE WERE OTHER INSURRECTIONISTS. George C: THERE WERE OTHER INSURRECTIONISTS. LOOK, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY WERE NEVER, EVER GOING TO RULE AGAINST TRUMP HERE, AND NOT BECAUSE IT WAS DONALD TRUMP, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT THIS COURT WITH ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF POLITICAL CAPITAL IN THESE DAYS, AND WE WOULD DISAGREE ON THE REASONS FOR THAT, WE AGREE OR DISAGREE. IT'S A SIMILAR.THEY DON'T HAVE THE POLITICAL CAPITAL TO ALL OF A SUDDEN AND DROP THIS RULING ON THE PUBLIC AND SAY THAT DONALD TRUMP CAN'T APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. THEY WERE TERRIFIED. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/5/2227606/-THEY-WERE-TERRIFIED?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/