Senators aim for quick passage of bill providing security for family members of Supreme Court justic

[In It to Win It]

NBC News via Yahoo News

WASHINGTON — Two senators are hoping to pass bipartisan legislation this week that would extend security protections to immediate family members of Supreme Court justices amid heightened tensions over a forthcoming abortion ruling.

Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, aim to pass the Supreme Court Police Parity Act through an expedited process as soon as Monday or Tuesday, an aide to Coons confirmed to NBC News.

The bill, which was introduced last week, would provide security in line with protections for family members of certain executive and legislative branch officials.

[SoonerPride]

1. They already get security.

Pass bills allowing security for women’s heath clinics

[Phoenix61]

2. What a crock. nt

[onethatcares]

3. screw them, pass the ERA

n/t

[PdamnedQ]

26. Yes!

[Vinca]

4. Could we also get them on record as to how many dozen unwanted children

they will be willing to adopt? Security for them. uterus police for all the women of America.

[jimfields33]

19. Amy may have a few dozen.

[madamesilverspurs]

5. It should be done with the same alacrity

given to measures providing a woman's right to determine her own health care.


In other words -- Women are being outright assaulted by these "justices". Why should the perps be given greater consideration than their victims?



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[Emile]

6. I don't see where we can afford to do this! Billionaires need another tax cut!

[Wounded Bear]

7. Provide the same security to abortion clinics and I'm on board...

otherwise, fuck'em.

[Liberal In Texas]

8. Sure, just as soon as the senate passes a bill to codify Roe V Wade and make

abortion legal nationally, no exceptions.

[Hoyt]

9. Glad to see Senator Coons is behind this. We may have some cruddy Justices

right now with opinions based in Middle Ages, but protesting at their homes doesn’t get us anywhere.

[DemocraticPatriot]

51. Ignoring the threat these justices pose, is what has gotten us nowhere.

As for this bill--

FUCK their 'security', and especially, FUCK THEIR 'PRIVACY'!

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Sure hope somebody filibusters this bill-

It’s mere existence gives credence to the narrative that the Radical Five are the victims here.

[hamsterjill]

11. Bullshit! Whoever paid off Kavanaugh's debts

Can pay for whatever security the liar wants.

Justices have means and they can afford to pay for added security if they desire to have it.

[DURHAM D]

12. I assume this includes funds to reimburse Christine Blasey Ford. nt

[dweller]

13. yeh, do that

and send it to the House where it can sit and rot



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[intrepidity]

14. Doesn't their salary allow them to purchase private security? nt

[LeftInTX]

16. It's already against the law to protest at their homes.

However, all things within reason. Protesters probably won't get arrested unless issues arise.
Private security in a residential area is "iffy"

Anyway, it's already against the law and if the protesters are too close for comfort, they can be arrested

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1507

Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

[MichMan]

20. According to that, picketing near the SC building by definition is illegal.

There must not be any enforcement based on what I have seen on news reports

[inthewind21]

22. The SC

Is not that kind of court. The DO NOT administer justice.

[MichMan]

25. The SC isn't a court of the United States?

"pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States",

[inthewind21]

21. Huh

So, what cases has the SC heard where they administered justice?

[Eko]

23. This is the important part of that.

"with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty."
Protesting on a street is not doing those things at all.

[LeftInTX]

32. But getting in someone's yard and possibly obstructing them from getting in and out of vehicles

could be...

Not that this has happened, but with crowds large enough it could

I know they already have guards in front of the homes because I saw it on videos.

I don't think we need a new law when we already have a law. If people start getting on the lawn or prevent them from coming and going etc, they can be arrested using the current law.

[Eko]

36. Maybe, but its not against the law to protest at their homes.

[LeftInTX]

37. You have the right to kick trespassers off of your property

[Eko]

41. No one is in their yards.

This is what you said "It's already against the law to protest at their homes." and it is wrong.

[LeftInTX]

44. "At their home" would be in their yard

It would be on their property.

[Eko]

46. They are in front of the houses in the street.

Are you claiming they are on their actual yards? At their home isn't in front of it in the street?

[Eko]

48. All you have to do to clear this up is say that

what the protestors are doing now is not illegal. Period. Should be easy enough to do.

[LeftInTX]

49. Stop harassing me!

[Eko]

50. Apologies.

Sometimes I can be a bit too direct, like a terrier with a stick. Once again I apologize for making you feel uncomfortable.
Eko.

[Irish_Dem]

15. They don't care about election workers, teachers, nurses, public health workers.

They have all been threatened by MAGAs.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

17. Give them the exact same security as Dr. Tiller

How did that work out....FU Hanntiy

[inthewind21]

18. It would be funny

If it weren't so pathetic. The SC justices, those with LIFETIME jobs tasked with upholding the the constitution, go full on sissy/cry baby over a little 1st amendment action. To be more specific, the SC men. A WTF moment if ever there was one.

[jalan48]

24. Woo Hoo! Bipartisanship at long last!

[Boomerproud]

27. Coons and Cornyn can go STFU.

[madaboutharry]

28. Very disappointed in Chris Coons for participating in Drama Queen bullshit.

He should know better.

[onethatcares]

29. I'm old enough to remember

when the teachers taught that the thing that seperates the U.S. of A. from communist countries was our ability to protest under the umbrella of the first amendment.

I guess Sister MaryKnuckleBanger was lying.

[bluestarone]

31. I'm totally AGAINST this

To me it sets off the alarm, that THEY are above the law! NOBODY is above the law. If you can picket other persons homes, then we can picket SC. judges homes!! BULLSHIT on giving these people anything different!

[maxsolomon]

33. As soon as there is an inkling of a threat, or even mere targeted protest from "The Left"...

BAM, pass a law.

Meantime, for 50 RTL advocates haveyears been terrorizing clinics, burning them and bombing them, and assassinating doctors. Where was their federal security bill?

[leftstreet]

47. +1

[Nevilledog]

34. They can have the same privacy they want to afford my uterus.

[Novara]

35. I wish our uteruses had security

[ecstatic]

38. It's pretty f*cked up that my tax dollars will be paying for their safety

while they take away MY safety. smfh

[Marius25]

39. Wow, really stupid of Coons.

They already have protection. Kavanaugh literally had armed security in his driveway while people were protesting.

[LiberalFighter]

40. Only for home and work.

Not for any political events or groups like the Federalist Society.

Require all children and grandchildren to live with the justice to help keep the expenses down.

All justices and family members must vacation at the same time and location. I mean all 9 justices and their family members can only vacation at one location and time. Together.

[Buckeyeblue]

43. Attach the reproductive freedom law to this

Security means different things to different people.

[Mysterian]

45. Let's just build a space station for all of our rulers

so they don't have to mingle with us commoners.