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Eric Muller has pointed out that the Stalin quotation could easily be construed as not just a rhetorical overstep, but a threat on a Federal Judge, which is illegal. As he says, if someone said that about the President, the Secret Service might well have a word or two with them....
It's worth noting that the attack on the judiciary is general, not specific: A US Senator's chief of staff recently suggested "mass impeachments" might be called for: if you add that to the call for an end to filibuster on judicial nominees, and it looks like an attempt to pack the courts wholesale.
It's worth noting that the attack on the judiciary is general, not specific: A US Senator's chief of staff recently suggested "mass impeachments" might be called for: if you add that to the call for an end to filibuster on judicial nominees, and it looks like an attempt to pack the courts wholesale.
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by Jonathan Dresner on April 10, 2005 at 5:17 AM