House Approves Supreme Court Security Bill, Sending It to Biden A measure extending police protectio

[Eugene]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would extend police protection to the immediate families of Supreme Court justices, clearing the bill for President Biden at a time of rising concern about threats to justices as a potentially momentous abortion ruling looms.

The vote was 396 to 27, with all of the opposition coming from Democrats, who tried unsuccessfully to extend the protections to the families of court employees. The action sent the measure to Mr. Biden for his signature.

The legislation, already approved by the Senate early last month, moved quickly through the House in recent days after an armed man was arrested last week near the Maryland home of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. The man told police that he had intended to kill the justice because he was angry about a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that suggested the court was preparing to roll back abortion rights, and concerned that Justice Kavanaugh would vote to weaken gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

The draft abortion opinion has led to protests outside the homes of justices, and prompted police to erect a fence around the court building and take other steps to secure it.

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By Carl Hulse
June 14, 2022, 4:20 p.m. ET


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/us/supreme-court-security-bill.html

[Faux pas]

1. ...

Sorry they don't deserve any more protection than our kids do. Not to mention six of them are assholes.

[jimfields33]

2. Only 27 said no. The bill must be pretty good.

That’s a ton of democratic congress saying yes!

[geardaddy]

3. I'm surprised my rep voted Yea

Ilhan Omar

[W T F]

4. Why don't they give the justices a gun to protect themselves, like they are asking teachers to do?😂

[Mawspam2]

5. Possession of sidewalk chalk with intent to draw...

...in now a felony.

[joanbarnes]

6. We need to protect Ginni Thomas from "antifa!"

[Lasher]

7. SCOTUS justices are currently covered by federal security protection under US Code.

This measure extends those protections to their immediate family members.

Somebody help me out: Is this SS protection like the President gets, or does this "police protection" consist of something else?

[PoliticAverse]

9. No it's nothing like the President gets. It's usually only been when they travelled domestically

outside of Washington DC and even then it hasn't been a large detail.

From 2018:
https://rollcall.com/2018/03/14/supreme-court-justices-make-their-own-security-choices-documents-reveal/

[Lasher]

11. Hmm, that is interesting.

Thanksensoforth.

[Magoo48]

8. I find this sadly disgusting and embarrassing.

Take care of our children first, then the frantic five.

[Firestorm49]

10. Amazing, isn't it? And meanwhile, kids die by the dozens.

[Tarc]

12. This legislation is pointless. Lauren Boebert has had more abortions (2)

Then there has been assassinated SC justices (0).