In his year-end annual report, Chief Justice John Roberts highlighted efforts by some officials and other assholes to undermine the independence and legitimacy of the federal courts.
I agree with former Chief Justice William Rehnquist Roberts.
noticed According to Roberts, the independent federal judiciary established in Article III and maintained for the past 235 years remains “one of the 'crown jewels' of our system of government.” The problem, Roberts says, is that that independence is under attack.
Roberts said that while passionate reactions to judicial rulings are inevitable, and in some cases strong criticism is warranted, “all parties must respond to “informed criticism'' or something similar.'' “We're not doing anything.”
The Chief Justice said there were “unlawful acts” of the type that “threaten the independence of judges on which the rule of law depends,” including (1) violence, (2) intimidation, (3) disinformation, and (4) threats of defiance. Then he pointed out. The judgment was legally rendered. ”
“There is, of course, no place for violence directed at judges doing their jobs,” Roberts wrote. “However, in recent years there has been a significant increase in threats identified at all levels of the judiciary.”
Last year, the U.S. Marshals Service revealed that there had been serious threats against a federal judge.
more than doubled Since 2021, it has been primarily driven by political rivalries. Roberts noted that the data shows that “the volume of hostile threats and communications directed at judges has more than tripled over the past decade.”
for example,
Dobbs According to a leaked opinion, Nicholas John Roske, a California suspect heading to trial in June, was arrested with a gun and a knife near Judge Brett Kavanaugh's home and appears to have been charged with attempted murder. Roske allegedly claimed that he intended to give purpose to his life by killing Justice. reported Washington Post.
In another example, an Alaska man who donated more than 80 times to the Democratic fundraising group ActBlue was indicted in September on nine counts of intimidation of a federal judge and 13 counts of intimidation in interstate commerce. Blaze News previously reported that Panos Anastasiou hanged one judge from an oak tree, lynched another judge and threatened to “put a bullet in the head” of a third judge. He is also accused of threatening to decapitate, strangle and drown all six people, as well as shooting the family members.
After Roberts said judges “cannot and should not hide,” federal and state legislators who pushed for legislation to protect sheriffs and judges from identity theft protect judicial officers. expressed his gratitude. In recent years, he has threatened judges.
When radical pro-abortion groups such as Ruth St. Us and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund raided the homes of Justice Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and Justice Clarence Thomas. , the sheriff had to be extremely vigilant because of the information leak effort. Neil Gorsuch in 2022.
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1507
state Picketing in or near any building containing a U.S. courthouse or occupied by a judge, jury, witnesses, or court personnel with the intent to obstruct, impede, or impede the administration of justice; It is unlawful to paralyze or paralyze with intent to influence the performance of a judge, jury, witness, or court official. ”
Nevertheless, President Joe Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) joined other Democrats in downplaying Post's heavy-handed policies.
Dobbs A protest was held in front of the Supreme Court justice's home. I'm saying they were It's acceptable if it's peaceful.
Roberts did not mention specific Democrats by name, but said, “Unfortunately, public officials have also recently been implicated in attempts to intimidate judges. For example, without a credible basis for such allegations, “This suggests that there is political bias in the judge's unfavorable ruling.” ”
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), who last year discussed the possibility of Congressional Democrats overriding the 2024 election if President Trump wins, has repeatedly pressured conservatives regarding the Supreme Court and is powerless. He is one of the radical members of Congress who has been trying to court.
“These dangerous proposals, however sporadic, must be firmly rejected.”
In a May op-ed for the New York Times titled “How to force Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse themselves in the January 6 case,” Raskin wrote that the Biden Justice Department could use the court to get Democrats' way. He suggested that it could be relied upon. .
When that didn't work and Democrats didn't get the results they wanted from the Supreme Court;
trump vs usa Last year, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) filed articles of impeachment Campaigned against Justices Alito and Thomas with support from Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamal Bowman, and other radical Democrats. .
“Disinformation threatens the independence of the judiciary even when removed from direct attempts at intimidation,” Roberts said in his report. “The modern disinformation problem is further amplified by social media, which provides an avenue for the instantaneous spread of rumors and false information.”
The attempted assassination of Judge Alito by Obama hagiographer Jodi Cantor in the New York Times likely falls into Mr. Roberts' category of “disinformation.”
Cantor's
May 16th story Concerning Allegations About Flying an Upside-Down American Flag at Alito's House on January 17, 2021 — Article by Robert Burns of The Washington Post reportedly I didn't care at the time because it was clear that Justice Alito was not involved.
Blaze News previously reported that Cantor misrepresented the Star-Spangled Banner as a “Stop the Steal” symbol and linked Alito to the January 6 protests, which critics argue should be repealed by the Supreme Court. He pointed out that he did his best to set the stage for the event. It's a claim that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), and other Democrats were happy to make.
While violence, intimidation, and falsehoods are a problem, Roberts suggested that defiance of lawful judicial decisions is also a major threat to the independence of the federal judiciary.
“In the past few years… there have been concerns that elected officials across the political spectrum have openly ignored federal court rulings,” Roberts said. “These dangerous proposals, however sporadic, must be firmly rejected.”
The Chief Justice concluded that “violence, intimidation and defiance directed at judges in the name of their office undermines our country and is completely unacceptable.”
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