New York Times ‘conservative’ columnist David Brooks just got something right. During an appearance on PBS NewsHour, Brooks was asked about the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Trump from the state’s ballot, and he said it was a bad choice.
Like many others, he also predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court would reverse the decision.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
Well, why is Donald Trump, why did he become president? Why are there populist movements across every Western country? It’s because a lot of people in a lot of these countries, me included, think a highly educated cohort of, in this case Americans, have created a hereditary meritocratic class. They have too — they have a lot of education. They now have a lot of cultural power. They control the media. They control the universities. They increasingly control the courts.And a lot of Americans say they have too much power. We’re going to be populists. We’re going to have an uprising. And then you have a series of judges with their Ivy League law degrees who come in and say, sorry, we’re taking your guy off the ballot? That would explode this country and, in my view, explode it under the most dubious possible circumstances, for kicking off for the Insurrection Act.Has he been convicted of the — of offending the Insurrection Act? Has he been even charged with violating the Insurrection Act? No. And so, to me, it would look like and I think would be just an elite power grab to deny people their democratic rights. I assume the Supreme Court will throw this out anyway. But that’s my view.
The video is cued to start at the 8:22 mark, just press play:
The media is currently hyping reported threats to these judges. Funny, I don’t recall their concern when conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court were being threatened outside their own homes.
ABC News reports:
Police increase security for Colorado Supreme Court justices in wake of Donald Trump rulingDenver police are increasing security for members of the Colorado Supreme Court after last week’s ruling that Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president under the 14th Amendment.”The Denver Police Department is currently investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and will continue working with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to thoroughly investigate any reports of threats or harassment,” Denver police said in a statement Tuesday. “Due to the open investigations and safety and privacy considerations, we will not be providing details of these investigations. The Department is providing extra patrols around justice’s residences in Denver and will provide additional safety support if/as requested.”
CNN grudgingly reported that there were no specified threats.
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