June 09, 2016, 08:41 pm
Biden blasts Trump's 'racist' attack on federal judge
By Jesse Byrnes
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday evening blasted Donald Trump's "reprehensible" attacks on a federal judge, offering the Obama administration's strongest remarks yet against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's controversial remarks.
Biden warned in a speech at the American Constitution Society's national convention in Washington, D.C., Thursday that Trump's attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel represent a threat to an independent judiciary and that Trump cannot be trusted to respect such an institution.
"I find Donald Trump's conduct in this regard reprehensible, evidenced by the bipartisan condemnation of the action for what it is: a dangerous attack on a vital pillar of democracy, the independent judiciary, by threats of intimidation and undercutting the legitimacy of a judge by suggesting that because of his heritage he is incapable of being fair," Biden said.
"In addition to this, it is racist. But it's not the racism that frightens me. We've dealt with racists before. It's the potential impact on the court."
Trump has been under heavy fire for saying that Curiel should recuse himself from Trump University cases because his Mexican heritage makes him inherently biased against Trump.
Biden said the impartiality of the courts is a "precious, precious, precious commodity that in our separation of powers the court cannot afford to have undermined."
Biden said he didn't believe that the framers of the Constitution could foresee the presumptive nominee of a major political party personally attacking a federal judge or accusing the judge of being incapable of being fair because of his ethnicity.
Biden said that while private citizens have been known to attempt to intimidate the judiciary, "It's quite another thing for the presumptive candidate of a major party to do the same thing," referring to the GOP as "one of our great political parties."
Biden said the businessman "cannot be trusted to respect the independence of the judiciary as a president," and that based on Trump's own remarks, he would defy the courts if they ruled against him, "not just in a business case but in a case challenging government abuse of power."
Biden said Trump "either doesn't understand because this isn't a realm where he's dealt before or he doesn't care," adding, "this kind of conduct is pernicious and unprecedented."
The vice president has stayed relatively quiet about Trump compared to other top Democrats. President Obama has gone after the businessman repeatedly and plans to campaign with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton starting next week, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren(D-Mass.) also ripped Trump in a speech that preceded Biden's.
Trump attempted to quell controversy over his attacks on the judge early this week but has faced an onslaught of attacks from Democrats as well as top Republicans supporting his candidacy who have slammed his comments, with Speaker Paul Ryan also denouncing them as racist.
Biden blasts Trump's 'racist' attack on federal judge
By Jesse Byrnes
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday evening blasted Donald Trump's "reprehensible" attacks on a federal judge, offering the Obama administration's strongest remarks yet against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's controversial remarks.
Biden warned in a speech at the American Constitution Society's national convention in Washington, D.C., Thursday that Trump's attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel represent a threat to an independent judiciary and that Trump cannot be trusted to respect such an institution.
"I find Donald Trump's conduct in this regard reprehensible, evidenced by the bipartisan condemnation of the action for what it is: a dangerous attack on a vital pillar of democracy, the independent judiciary, by threats of intimidation and undercutting the legitimacy of a judge by suggesting that because of his heritage he is incapable of being fair," Biden said.
"In addition to this, it is racist. But it's not the racism that frightens me. We've dealt with racists before. It's the potential impact on the court."
Trump has been under heavy fire for saying that Curiel should recuse himself from Trump University cases because his Mexican heritage makes him inherently biased against Trump.
Biden said the impartiality of the courts is a "precious, precious, precious commodity that in our separation of powers the court cannot afford to have undermined."
Biden said he didn't believe that the framers of the Constitution could foresee the presumptive nominee of a major political party personally attacking a federal judge or accusing the judge of being incapable of being fair because of his ethnicity.
Biden said that while private citizens have been known to attempt to intimidate the judiciary, "It's quite another thing for the presumptive candidate of a major party to do the same thing," referring to the GOP as "one of our great political parties."
Biden said the businessman "cannot be trusted to respect the independence of the judiciary as a president," and that based on Trump's own remarks, he would defy the courts if they ruled against him, "not just in a business case but in a case challenging government abuse of power."
Biden said Trump "either doesn't understand because this isn't a realm where he's dealt before or he doesn't care," adding, "this kind of conduct is pernicious and unprecedented."
The vice president has stayed relatively quiet about Trump compared to other top Democrats. President Obama has gone after the businessman repeatedly and plans to campaign with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton starting next week, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren(D-Mass.) also ripped Trump in a speech that preceded Biden's.
Trump attempted to quell controversy over his attacks on the judge early this week but has faced an onslaught of attacks from Democrats as well as top Republicans supporting his candidacy who have slammed his comments, with Speaker Paul Ryan also denouncing them as racist.
Hmmm. A once in a while pretty smart guy warned about this sort of thing months ago. Glad more and more are catching up:
This is how authoritarianism starts’
06/03/16 12:40 PM—UPDATED 06/03/16 01:03 PM
By Steve Benen
Given how little Donald Trump knows about government, policy, the public sector, and public institutions, it’s difficult to say exactly how he’d govern if elected president. But the New York Timesreports today that legal experts from across the spectrum believe the presumptive Republican nominee has sketched out “a constitutional worldview that shows contempt for the First Amendment, the separation of powers and the rule of law.”
Indeed, the article quoted a variety of conservative and libertarian legal scholars who fear a Trump presidency could create “a constitutional crisis” if/when the political amateur took steps to implement some of his stated goals: banning Muslims from entering the country, “loosening” libel laws to encourage lawsuits against news organizations, and even using federal regulators to punish his detractors.
David Post, a retired law professor who now writes for the Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy, said in reference to Trump’s attacks on a judge he doesn’t like, “This is how authoritarianism starts.” UC Berkely’s John Yoo, best known as the author of the Bush/Cheney Torture Memos, called Trump’s perspective “disturbing.”
And when John Yoo thinks your views on government abuses are excessive, it’s probably time to re-think your life choices.
But perhaps most interesting was the response from congressional Republicans to these kinds of concerns. From the Times’ report:
Putting aside whether their optimism is warranted, since when does the United States even have to ask questions like these?
The Atlantic published a piece from David Frum the other day about democracy’s “guardrails” and the degree to which Trump “snapped through” them while undermining traditional American norms. The response from GOP lawmakers like McConnell and McCain seems to be that, if elected, there’s another set of structural constraints that would prevent a President Trump from doing catastrophic damage to our system of government.
Their sanguine posturing is probably meant to be reassuring, but the broader question remains the same: why would the country elect someone who intends to deliberately put unprecedented strains on those guardrails?
This is how authoritarianism starts’
06/03/16 12:40 PM—UPDATED 06/03/16 01:03 PM
By Steve Benen
Given how little Donald Trump knows about government, policy, the public sector, and public institutions, it’s difficult to say exactly how he’d govern if elected president. But the New York Timesreports today that legal experts from across the spectrum believe the presumptive Republican nominee has sketched out “a constitutional worldview that shows contempt for the First Amendment, the separation of powers and the rule of law.”
Indeed, the article quoted a variety of conservative and libertarian legal scholars who fear a Trump presidency could create “a constitutional crisis” if/when the political amateur took steps to implement some of his stated goals: banning Muslims from entering the country, “loosening” libel laws to encourage lawsuits against news organizations, and even using federal regulators to punish his detractors.
David Post, a retired law professor who now writes for the Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy, said in reference to Trump’s attacks on a judge he doesn’t like, “This is how authoritarianism starts.” UC Berkely’s John Yoo, best known as the author of the Bush/Cheney Torture Memos, called Trump’s perspective “disturbing.”
And when John Yoo thinks your views on government abuses are excessive, it’s probably time to re-think your life choices.
But perhaps most interesting was the response from congressional Republicans to these kinds of concerns. From the Times’ report:
Republican leaders say they are confident that Mr. Trump would respect the rule of law if elected. “He’ll have a White House counsel,” Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, told Hugh Hewitt, the radio host, on Monday. “There will be others who point out there’s certain things you can do and you can’t do.”
Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, who has become a reluctant supporter of Mr. Trump, said he did not believe that the nation would be in danger under his presidency.
“I still believe we have the institutions of government that would restrain someone who seeks to exceed their constitutional obligations,” Mr. McCain said. “We have a Congress. We have the Supreme Court. We’re not Romania.”
“Our institutions, including the press, are still strong enough to prevent” unconstitutional acts, he said.
Oh, good, we’ve apparently reached a new point in our discourse. Leading Republican members of Congress are reassuring the public that their party’s presidential nominee probably won’t be a Constitution-ignoring authoritarian – and if he is, there are probably institutions in place to stop him.Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, who has become a reluctant supporter of Mr. Trump, said he did not believe that the nation would be in danger under his presidency.
“I still believe we have the institutions of government that would restrain someone who seeks to exceed their constitutional obligations,” Mr. McCain said. “We have a Congress. We have the Supreme Court. We’re not Romania.”
“Our institutions, including the press, are still strong enough to prevent” unconstitutional acts, he said.
Putting aside whether their optimism is warranted, since when does the United States even have to ask questions like these?
The Atlantic published a piece from David Frum the other day about democracy’s “guardrails” and the degree to which Trump “snapped through” them while undermining traditional American norms. The response from GOP lawmakers like McConnell and McCain seems to be that, if elected, there’s another set of structural constraints that would prevent a President Trump from doing catastrophic damage to our system of government.
Their sanguine posturing is probably meant to be reassuring, but the broader question remains the same: why would the country elect someone who intends to deliberately put unprecedented strains on those guardrails?
My G-d, this is Brilliant. What a mistake for Lizzie to not run for POTUS. Drumpf is a racist, bully, thin skinned fraud. The only thing she left out is the idiot's tiny, little baby hands.
I wonder who will be the first moronic idiot to call her a Racist Indian Name in response. So many candidates in this dump.
I wonder who will be the first moronic idiot to call her a Racist Indian Name in response. So many candidates in this dump.
San Jose Firefighters REFUSED TO HELP Pleading Teen Trump Supporter Fleeing Terror Mob
Kristinn Taylor Jun 7th, 2016 10:40 am 325 Comments
A family friend of the teen Trump supporter wearing a red Trump for president t-shirt who was seen in video shown nationwide fleeing and being tackled by a terror mob of anti-Trump rioters told The Gateway Pundit that San Jose firefighters refused to help the terrorized teenage boy when he ran up to their firetruck. The source says the firefighters “rolled their window up when he asked for help at the fire truck.” Video taken by a bystander shows the fleeing teen approaching a firetruck and then being left in the street to the mob as the firetruck drove away.
Before the boy fled the mob he had been beaten and his hat stolen according to a witness who posted photos to oooo. The witness sickeningly described the teen’s attempt to get help from the San Jose firetruck as ‘funny’.
“the funniest part was when the white kid was trying to jump into a moving firetruck he was scared for his life…
Before the boy fled the mob he had been beaten and his hat stolen according to a witness who posted photos to oooo. The witness sickeningly described the teen’s attempt to get help from the San Jose firetruck as ‘funny’.
“the funniest part was when the white kid was trying to jump into a moving firetruck he was scared for his life…”
A closing question: How does a parent explain to their child that the police and firefighters–whose job IT is to protect people–abandoned that child to a violent mob in plain view in broad daylight in a major American city in the year 2016?
Kristinn Taylor Jun 7th, 2016 10:40 am 325 Comments
A family friend of the teen Trump supporter wearing a red Trump for president t-shirt who was seen in video shown nationwide fleeing and being tackled by a terror mob of anti-Trump rioters told The Gateway Pundit that San Jose firefighters refused to help the terrorized teenage boy when he ran up to their firetruck. The source says the firefighters “rolled their window up when he asked for help at the fire truck.” Video taken by a bystander shows the fleeing teen approaching a firetruck and then being left in the street to the mob as the firetruck drove away.
“the funniest part was when the white kid was trying to jump into a moving firetruck he was scared for his life…
Before the boy fled the mob he had been beaten and his hat stolen according to a witness who posted photos to oooo. The witness sickeningly described the teen’s attempt to get help from the San Jose firetruck as ‘funny’.
“the funniest part was when the white kid was trying to jump into a moving firetruck he was scared for his life…”
I'm sure you saw where Maddow indirectly asked her is she could imagine being the VP, with a kind of long winded, circuitous build up, and EW didn't miss a beat and simply replied, "Yes, I can." 2 women in 2 slots after none for the top slot for over 200 years seems a bit much, but it's not as crazy as it sounds: Frump probably couldn't go 5 minutes without saying something misogynistic, and the largest voting group of them all will take notice.
This is like a perfect storm, HC was gonna get a bump anyway once she clinched the nod, and she'll have a Murderer's Row set to tear Frump a new asshole: Slick Willie is probably 4th on the depth chart, fer crissakes. And now Frump has given us a gift from on high with his comments about the judge, Repubs are sprinting from him like he's radio active, and talk is building in the party of somehow trying to screw him out of the nomination next month, lol.
I wonder what that bitch is thinking now that her EBT card don't be working
who's laughing now?
when all the white men stop providing for you, that gonna be the new reality, bitch
