President Donald Trump in a pre-dawn Wednesday morning rant screamed in all-caps, “THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL NEVER BE REPEALED!” He was referring to retire Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ New York Times op-ed calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment.
“As much as Democrats would like to see this happen, and despite the words yesterday of former Supreme Court Justice Stevens, NO WAY. We need more Republicans in 2018 and must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court!”
That last part drew chills and outrage among Americans.
If there is one place in the nation that should be nonpartisan, it is the U.S. Supreme Court. And while justices are known to be liberal or conservative, and are appointed by Democratic or Republican presidents, and may, like Justice Stevens, be life-long Republicans, partisan politics have no place inside those hallowed halls.
Many expressed anger, concern, and outrage.
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