How it works when Republicans are trying to stuff the Supreme Court
Byron York appears to be hiding facts when he expressed his opinion in the Record-Bee on December 9. He says, “… after the election-year death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the GOP Senate majority rejected President Barack Obama’s court nominee.”
This would be accurate if Mitch McConnell brought up the nominee for a vote. McConnell said that in an election year the President elect should get to decide who the nominee is. McConnell then, of course, broke his own rule four years later when he rushed through Trump’s nominee when RBG died. McConnell broke records with this performance.
York covers it up with a, “That’s how it works”. This is only how it works when the Republicans, themselves, are trying to stuff the Supreme Court. Then he ridiculously states, “The thinking among those Democrats is that if the court does something they oppose, it has become ‘partisan.'” When Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brings up previous Supreme Court cases that show a reversal of precedent that justifies his Roe v Wade reversal when, in fact, the decisions he states have to do with equal treatment under the law and nothing to do with abortion, then I think that is fairly labeled partisan.
Why doesn’t Justice Kavanaugh just tell us he doesn’t agree with abortion and “get used to it” instead of lying as he did to senators when he told Susan Collins that Roe v Wade was settled law? York also fails to inform us that 70% of the population supports abortion. Justice Sonia Sotomayor put it succinctly when she said “stench” but Mr. York thinks it is OK to stuff the court as long as it is done by Republicans. Waiting a year to have a replacement for Scalia, fine. Throwing out the filibuster so Republicans can put in their next three choices along partisan lines, fine. But throw out the filibuster so democracy can occur, forget it. Thank you, Mr. York, for explaining democracy to us so succinctly.
—Kevin Bracken, Kelseyville
Freedom Riders Turkey Run
We want to thank Patrick, Brutas, Mike, James and all the other members of the Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club along with all the others that participated in the Turkey Run event that the Freedom Riders held last month. These members are hardworking business people that choose to be together and enjoy life together.
Last year throughout the County and other places they were able to donate 1,000 turkeys to our local Gleaners in Finley. This year they did the same thing and they got 1,100 turkeys which they donated to the Gleaners for the local community which was struggling financially
That’s what I call doing your part for the community. They have rides and fund raisers throughout the year. I want to thank them and thank all the others that donated turkeys to them. It was a win win for everyone in the County and they are always happy to help the community with fund raisers and gettogethers, and I want to give a big American flag to the Freedom Riders of Lakeport who have their club house at 2598 S. Main Street, Lakeport. They are an asset to the community.
Thank you, as we know a lot of these people personally.
—Ron Rose and Kathleen Miller, Lakeport
