WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) took to the House Floor Tuesday to express his frustration with Democratic House leadership for delaying legislation to add protections for the families of U.S. Supreme Court Justices’ families, amid growing threats of political violence.
The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Mister Speaker, the United States is a nation of laws, not mob rule.
Whoever leaked a draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson broke the law and did great damage to the integrity of our judicial institution.
In the five weeks following the leak, protestors have taken to the streets of justices’ homes to intimidate and harass them for fulfilling their constitutional duty to interpret the law, and even one deranged individual plotted to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh.
Because of this, I am dumbfounded by Speaker Pelosi’s refusal on three separate occasions to allow a vote to provide protections for the justices and their families.
Finally, more than one month after the Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, we were able to hold a vote tonight. It took way too long, but thankfully it wasn’t too late.
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