Democrats have strongly condemned the political violence after it was reported that a suspect was arrested for allegedly threatening to hurt and kill six of the nine Supreme Court justices and some of their family members.
“Threats and acts of violence are unacceptable. Absolutely not,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told The Washington Post. “As President Biden and Vice President Harris have always said, violence has no place in our country. Violent rhetoric and threats are unacceptable,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said. “There is absolutely no place for political violence in this country — full stop,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
It is still unknown which judge Panos Anastasiou, a 76-year-old Alaska resident, wanted to attack.
However, A complaint was filed against him indicated Wednesday that their threats included anti-Black slurs, and only one is Black Supreme Court The judge – Clarence Thomas, who typically votes with the court’s conservative majority. Additionally, the complaint states that Anastasio’s threats included extreme comments about a former president, whom Anastasio described as a “convicted felon.” Former President Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a crime earlier this year.
Alaska man arrested for threatening six Supreme Court justices
The Anchorage, Alaska home of Panos Anastasio, who has been charged in federal court with allegedly threatening U.S. Supreme Court justices and their family members. ((AP Photo/Mark Thiessen))
Democrats have repeatedly described the Supreme Court as illegitimate. Prophetic Speech from Duke Law School On Monday, Kannan Shanmugam, considered one of the country’s top appellate litigators who has argued 35 cases in the Supreme Court, said that “attacks on the legitimacy of the court are increasing the threat of violence against judges in general.”
“Enough is enough. When will the media put pressure on Democrats like Senator Schumer, Senator Durbin, Senator Whitehouse, VP Harris and others to stop their baseless attacks on the Supreme Court, which pose a real threat to the safety of our judges?” questioned GOP Florida Senator Rick Scott after news of Anastasio’s arrest. “Hey, look, there’s someone who takes Chuck Schumer seriously,” Trent England saidFounder and executive director of the conservative nonprofit Save Our States. Other Critics pointed out Anastasio was a frequent donor to Democrats.
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Trump’s ability to disrupt the Supreme Court with new judges has not gone down well with people. Democrat.
In a fiery speech before the Supreme Court after the initial draft opinion overturning Roe vs. Wade In an article leaked in spring 2020, Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took aim at conservative judges Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, both nominated by Trump: “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You’ve let loose a whirlwind, and you’re going to pay a price for it,” Schumer said outside the Supreme Court steps in 2020. “You don’t even know what’s going to hit you if you go forward with these terrible decisions.”
Justices serving on the U.S. Supreme Court bench: (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomore, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (back row L-R) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. ((Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images))
“The condition of the Supreme Court is not good. And people know it,” Democratic senators said The brief was filed in August 2019 after the high court took up a case about the constitutionality of a New York City law that banned legal gun owners from transporting their firearms.
In 2020, during the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s last Supreme Court nomination that would ultimately reach the bench, Then-Senator Kamala Harris called for confirmation “illegal” and “reckless.” After the Supreme Court overturned the decision Roe vs. WadeHarris warned that “a national movement is underway to attack our hard-won and hard-won freedoms.”
“I don’t want to phrase my views in a fear-mongering way at this point,” she said in an article earlier this year. Interview with The New York Times. “But this court has made it clear that they are prepared to eliminate recognized rights,
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The US Supreme Court Building, located in Washington, DC, is the headquarters of the Supreme Court of the United States and the judicial branch of government. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, in July, Senator Ed Markey said“Donald Trump and his MAGA partners” are responsible for the fact that “our most fundamental freedoms are under attack by the illegitimate, extremist majority of the U.S. Supreme Court.”
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“He began breaking the rules for appointing judges, and eventually broke the Supreme Court itself,” Markey said.
The DOJ said Wednesday Anastasio has been charged with nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
“Our justice system depends on the ability of judges to make decisions based on the law, not fear.” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. “Our democracy depends on the ability of public officials to do their jobs without fear for their own lives or the safety of their families.”
