4.05.2005

John Cornyn (Racist-Texas) Implying Violence Against Judges Warranted?

From Atrios (and I'm appalled because he also says this in The Post):

SENATOR JOHN CORNYN: "I don't know if there is a cause-and-effect connection but we have seen some recent episodes of courthouse violence in this country. Certainly nothing new, but we seem to have run through a spate of courthouse violence recently that's been on the news and I wonder whether there may be some connection between the perception in some quarters on some occasions where judges are making political decisions yet are unaccountable to the public, that it builds up and builds up and builds up to the point where some people engage in - engage in violence.
Where do Tom DeLay and John Cornyn and others get off all but saying it's okay that it's becoming open season for the extreme nuts to hurt judges?

Can you even begin to consider a Dem standing up to say this about Noni Scalia or Roy Moore and how fast DeLay would be introducing legislation barring Democrats from being allowed to vote or hold jobs in the U.S. because of it?

Politics aside, let's look at the personal issue. DeLay, Cornyn and others are saying it's OK to act against judges who stand up for your right to choose how long, in how much pain, and how much misery you and your loved ones must be in at the end of life.