Staff Reports
Joe Biden is poised to unleash a veto on the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan initiative that would add 63 new federal judges over the next decade. This strategic move is one more illustration of how Democrats will go to any length to undermine Donald Trump’s potential influence in the judicial system, including disregarding a pressing need for a well-staffed judiciary. Because, of course, what’s a few more judges compared to Trump’s shadow looming over the White House?
The JUDGES Act breezed through the Senate with unanimous support, yet House Republicans faced a peculiar obstruction from Democrats when they attempted to take action after the election. Biden and his sycophants now claim the legislation is unnecessary, insisting it’s purely a political maneuver designed to bolster Trump’s power. They’re leveling the accusation that Republican lawmakers are simply playing games with judicial appointments, pretending like it’s a big deal that America might actually get more judges. The audacity!
What’s the last spasm of a lame-duck president?
Americans need more federal judges. We passed a bipartisan bill to make it happen.
But Pres. Biden says he’ll veto it because a Republican administration would get to appoint some of those judges. pic.twitter.com/MCxukxgn8d
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) December 11, 2024
In a striking admission of panic, Rep. Jerry Nadler laid bare the Democrats’ fears that adding judges could help Trump reestablish his influence over judicial appointments. He emphasized that the bill would hand Trump another tool to exert presidential power, revealing a reality that many Democrats would rather sweep under the rug. Ironically, it appears that the mere possibility of Trump returning to power has sent them into a tailspin of contradictions, as they hastily backtrack on their earlier enthusiasm for judicial expansion.
As the clock ticks down on Biden’s veto, House Speaker Mike Johnson made it clear that the political maneuvering on display is as transparent as a glass wall. The JUDGES Act’s previous bipartisan support, which had Democrats high-fiving in the summer sun, evaporated quicker than a snowman in July once election results hinted at potential Trump resurgence. Johnson reasoned that the American public deserves timely justice, indicating that Biden’s objections are little more than sour grapes over a democratic election process that they may not have fully agreed with.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell chimed in, accusing Biden of prioritizing his own agenda over the public good. Such accusations seem like the pot calling the kettle black, as Biden’s past hesitations on judicial appointments reveal a deeper hypocrisy. One can only speculate how different the dialogue would be if Trump had lost; there’s no doubt Biden would be extolling the virtues of judicial expansion with all the passion of a preacher on Sunday morning. As liberal judges reconsider their retirement plans in an apparent effort to block Trump from naming their successors, it is evident that Biden’s covert gamesmanship continues, and the battle lines are drawn.
