Ted Cruz says the corrupt Democrats are changing the rules to stay in power by supporting court-packing and making D.C. the 51st state
Sen. Ted Cruz called Democrats fundamentally corrupt for backing D.C. statehood and flirting with increasing the number of Supreme Court justices Their first priority is to change the rules to stay in power, the Texas Republican said Thursday at an anti-court packing press conference
Cruz said that D.C. statehood was a way for Senate Democrats to keep control forever, as the District would likely elect two Democrats
He also accused the Democrats of trying to pack the Supreme Court with four left-wing radicals
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Democrats introducing a bill to pack the Supreme Court.
A group of Democrats Thursday formally launched a legislative effort to pack the Supreme Court by adding four new justices, in a move that was hailed by progressive activists but quickly met with fierce GOP opposition and skepticism by Democratic leadership.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Judiciary Committee members Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., stood outside the Supreme Court Thursday to announce their new legislation to expand the high court from nine to 13 justices.
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How dare you : Kentucky Democrats lash out over bill criminalizing police insults, but bill passes state Senate Joe Sonka and Kala Kachmar, Louisville Courier Journal
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FRANKFORT, Kentucky – The Kentucky state Senate passed a bill Thursday evening to enhance penalties for crimes related to rioting after more than an hour of heated debate, including criticism that it would criminalize insulting police officers and chill protected free speech.
Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, a retired police officer, said his Senate Bill 211 would crack down on and send a message to those who tried to destroy the city of Louisville in the civil unrest last year.