Chuck Schumer says Biden-appointed judges will be bulwark against Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Thu 26 Dec 2024 15.42 EST
Last modified on Thu 26 Dec 2024 17.58 EST


Democrats will rely on judges appointed by Joe Biden to protect his White House legacy from Donald Trump and blunt the most extreme elements of the president-elect’s agenda, the outgoing Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has said.

Schumer, a senator for New York and the highest-ranking elected Jewish official in US history, said the party would use the judiciary to spearhead a fightback following an election defeat that left a Republican “trifecta” in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

Speaking to Politico, Schumer said the approach was based on the example set by the Republicans themselves, starting in the presidency of George W Bush, when the GOP began focusing on packing courts with conservative judges. Trump appointed three rightwing justices to the US supreme court during his first administration, giving the court a 6-3 conservative majority that has resulted in – among other things – the overturning of the nationwide right to an abortion.

Learning from these experiences, Schumer said, Biden had prepared the ground to enable Democrats to use the courts for political ends by appointing 235 judges during his single-term presidency – surpassing the 234 appointed by Trump in his first term.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/26/chuck-schumer-biden-appointed-judiciary

[BigMin28]

1. If Schumer

believes that, he needs to retire. He is deluding himself.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. It sounds good on paper until . . . .

the losing side appeals to the USSC. Then all bets are off.

[gab13by13]

3. Dictators don't obey no stinking judges,

they just do it anyway.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Wake up, Chuck.

The Feudalist Society has arrived.

[mdbl]

5. I hope Dem senators pull the same Tuberville shit and just gum up the works

We'll see how long it takes the fascist majority to change all the senate rules and get rid of the filibuster for everything.

[travelingthrulife]

6. Sure Chuck, whatever you say.

How does this guy keep his job?

[jvill]

7. 1. Doesn't matter, the corrupt SCOTUS is in POTUS pocket, 2. Why on EARTH call out that Schumer is Jewish? Relevancy?

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[IbogaProject]

9. Problem the orders are enforced by the Executive Branch

This is worse than wishful thinking, I'm afraid Mr Schumer.

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Foolish assumption

[DallasNE]

11. Execpt

Trump will judge shop as those Biden-appointed judges get little work.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Nothing stopping Dems from "judge shopping" (e.g., courts under the 9th Circuit)

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. Never give up, never surrender.

Don't give up your rights without a fight. Do not bring a knife to a gunfight where the opposition is using AK47s.

Fuck being civilized. Fuck being conciliatory. T***p once said, "If you hit me I'll hit you back 10 times harder." Take him at his word.

It's time for asymmetrical warfare.