Sen. Lautenberg rebukes DeLay over Schiavo remarks

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/lautenberg_letter_delay_schiavo_401.htm


Dear Majority Leader DeLay,

I was stunned to read the threatening comments you made yesterday against Federal judges and our nation’s courts of law in general. In reference to certain Federal judges, you stated: “The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior.”

As you are surely aware, the family of Federal Judge Joan H. Lefkow of Illinois was recently murdered in their home. And at the state level, Judge Rowland W. Barnes and others in his courtroom were gunned down in Georgia.


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You should be aware that your comments yesterday may violate a Federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. §115 (a)(1)(B). That law states:

“Whoever threatens to assault…. or murder, a United States judge… with intent to retaliate against such… judge…. on account of the performance of official duties, shall be punished ”

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Wonderful, Senator Lautenberg!!! Way to go!!!

Damn, a Dem with a spine! Nice work Frank, we can count on you.

a Federal judge, since it was him that actually put it in motion that Federal judges be involved in this political ploy. What karma!

I don't think it's too smart of DeLay to go around pissing off the judgeship of America, seeing as how he might be subject to their legal decision making in a very short time. Bwahahahaha!

Okay...he's too old for me. :)

But still... :woohoo:

Nearly everything he's done since he's been back in the Senate has been a point of pride.

slap delay. Wish he'd be wearing prison orange by this time next year.

I am so happy I live in New Jersey and that this man represents me.