The House on Tuesday passed a bill providing security protections to family members of Supreme Court justices.
The Supreme Court Police Parity Act passed the House by a vote of 396-27, with only Democrats voting against it, sending it to the desk of President Joe Biden for his signature.
Tuesday’s vote comes after the Senate approved the bill introduced by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Coons, D-Del., in May via unanimous consent, meaning all 100 members of the upper chamber approved the measure without a formal vote.
It was introduced in the wake of protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices following a leaked opinion to overturn the landmark abortion ruling in Roe vs. Wade and offers “around the clock security protection” to family members of justices and “any officer of the bench” if deemed necessary by the court marshal.
Supreme Court justices already receive federal protection.
The bill was held up as some House Democrats sought to pass an expanded bill that also provided protection for Supreme Court staff, including judicial clerks, if deemed necessary.
Cornyn said the amendment made a “mockery” of the legislation and amounted to a “transparent attempt to stall the legislation.”
“The line between legitimate public discourse and acts of violence has been crossed, and House Democrats cannot continue to turn a blind eye,” he said. “We don’t have time to spare when it comes to protecting the members of the court and their families.”
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the expanded version of the bill was “not going to pass the Senate.”
“The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices, not nameless staff that no one knows,” he said.
The 27 House Democrats who voted against protection for the families of Supreme Court Justices are: Reps. Joyce Beatty (Ohio), Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Cori Bush (Mo.), Veronica Escobar (Texas), Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.), Jesús García (Ill.), Sylvia Garcia (Texas), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.), Steven Horsford (Nevada), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Brenda Lawrence (Mich.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Tom Malinowski (N.J.), Marie Newman (Ill.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Bill Pascrell (N.J.), Donald Payne (N.J.), Ed Perlmutter (Colo.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Mikie Sherrill (N.J.), Albio Sires (N.J.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Norma Torres (Calif.), Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.), Maxine Waters (Calif.) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.).
House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said he was “surprised” by the pushback to the expanded bill.
“I can’t really give you an explanation, because adding more employees doesn’t seem like a very controversial thing to do,” he said.
The Senate bill was drafted after an organization known as ShutdownDC organized a candlelight vigil outside the home of Justice Samuel Alito, who authored the leaked draft, and similar protests were held outside the homes of Justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts.
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“The bill was held up as some House Democrats sought to pass an expanded bill that also provided protection for Supreme Court staff, including judicial clerks, if deemed necessary.”,,,,,,,which is another way to protect the foul court staff employee or employees who leaked the draft from getting dealt with by angry justified American peasants with pitchforks for a well earned tar and feathers. They always pass laws to protect the innocent, but only when the clauses that proted their guilty are inserted to confuse the unsuspecting from their real hidden bad intentions. Their bought and paid for Flakey media that is supposed to disect all possible scenarious and report them to THE PEOPLE, just roll over the obvious truth to let the propaganda prevail.
THAT to me, was the ONLY reason they wanted to expand it to the clerks. TO PROTECT THE LEAKER.
Bingo!
COMMENT“27 DEMOCRATS VOTE NO”.
Now think back to yesterday’s article posing the question as to whether or not Democrats wish to see Conservative Justices murdered. Think back to the venomous remarks made in the past by Maxine Waters and Chuck Schumer, just to name a couple. Think back to the jokes that were made calling for Trump’s assassination.
Someone should introduce a bill to take away their Secret Service protection. What do you want to bet they don’t vote “NO” on that.
These people are evil, anti-American—totally devoid of ethics and moral values. They are truly domestic enemies.
I’d LOVE to see that vote done!
These people need to be voted out of office. And people like them. Before voting on gun legislation there should be a psyche eval legislation set forth prevent these morons from getting into office.