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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell will not pass Supreme Court security bill because it includes staff
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Manu Raju
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McConnell and Cornyn say House version on SCOTUS security wont pass Senate. House Ds have changed Senate bill to also include security for clerks and staff. The security issue is related to the Supreme Court justices, not to nameless staff that no one knows," McConnell said
3:12 PM · Jun 13, 2022
Manu Raju
@mkraju
McConnell and Cornyn say House version on SCOTUS security wont pass Senate. House Ds have changed Senate bill to also include security for clerks and staff. The security issue is related to the Supreme Court justices, not to nameless staff that no one knows," McConnell said
3:12 PM · Jun 13, 2022
Okay....redo it and include an assault weapon ban. Fuck this guy.
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McConnell will not pass Supreme Court security bill because it includes staff (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jun 2022
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Ocelot II
(115,976 posts)1. So it's OK to shoot people if you don't know them?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)5. Close. It's OK to shoot if I don't know them.
Retrograde
(10,181 posts)13. It's OK to shoot them if they can't do you a favor
Last edited Tue Jun 14, 2022, 11:35 AM - Edit history (1)
the justices can issue rulings that benefit the turtle and his enablers - the clerks and staff can't
Midnight Writer
(21,845 posts)2. Just important people deserve protection. Not peons and children.
former9thward
(32,136 posts)11. That is prety standard across government.
Only a tiny fraction of people who work at the White House have any protection outside of work.
spanone
(135,924 posts)3. mitch, you're such a sweetheart
and they'll blame the Democrats
Murphyb849
(572 posts)4. Like the kids no one matters but their precious SCOTUS.
And yes include an assault weapons ban 👏👏👏
onecaliberal
(32,991 posts)6. &itch is slipping, he said the quiet part out loud. What a dumb fuck.
Phoenix61
(17,025 posts)7. Proof his only concern is protecting the court he created. nt
BumRushDaShow
(129,952 posts)8. He's gotta maintain his ROI as long as he can.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,052 posts)9. I guess it wasn't that important to him
Seems like he thought it was an emergency last week.
Girard442
(6,088 posts)10. The ol' slippery slope.
If you protect even a few Little People, then they'll want you to protect some more, and then some more than that, and so on and so on.
Retrograde
(10,181 posts)14. and before you know it
they'll be demanding comprehensive gun legislation. And Mitch can't have that.
Groundhawg
(578 posts)12. its my understanding the senate unanimously passed this a couple weeks ago?
Or am i missing something.
halfulglas
(1,654 posts)15. Security for the people "who count."
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)16. He is everything that is wrong with Congress.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)17. Does he know it's a staffer who leaked Alito's draft?
I wonder if this is retribution.
He doesnt want any staffers protected is cause for pause.