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Sen. Ruben Gallego Boasts About Using Filibuster To Block Trump Agenda After Campaigning To Abolish It

“My position is that the filibuster has to get reformed,” Gallego told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell in January 2023 the day after he launched his bid. “It’s not a tool of compromise, it’s a tool of obstruction … At the end of the day, this [the filibuster] is actually really used to stop real moral movement and actual laws actually help people in this country.”

“Unlike Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego will vote to abolish the filibuster in order to be on the right side of the issues that matter,” Gallego’s personal campaign account X account posted in June 2023.

Unlike Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego will vote to abolish the filibuster in order to be on the right side of the issues that matter. Add your name today to endorse Ruben and send a clear message to Senator Sinema that her days in the Senate are numbered.

— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) June 14, 2023

And remember this one?

The Left's Favorite Legal Slogan Became Its Biggest Weakness

Matt Margolis:

For years, Democrats have weaponized the phrase “no one is above the law” as a smug, self-righteous battle cry—using it to justify their endless lawfare campaign against Donald Trump. Whether it was the sham civil fraud case in New York or the partisan federal indictments, the left pushed the narrative that justice must be served, no matter how powerful the target, no matter how flimsy or fraudulent the case against them. 

Because, democracy and stuff.

But now, that hollow slogan is exploding in their faces. With high-profile Democrats under investigation for real crimes—not invented ones—their moral posturing is collapsing. You can’t chant “no one is above the law” while breaking it yourself, without looking like a complete fraud. And that’s exactly what’s happening.

Let’s look at the recent evidence.

In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest by the FBI has sent shockwaves through Democratic circles. Last month, Dugan obstructed federal agents by helping Eduardo Flores Ruiz, an illegal Mexican immigrant facing domestic abuse charges, evade ICE arrest. According to court documents, Dugan, visibly upset, confronted agents, demanded they leave, and escorted Flores Ruiz out a restricted jury door, delaying his apprehension. Charged with obstruction and concealing an individual, Dugan faces up to six years in prison. But instead of condemning her actions, Democrats including Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) rushed to social media to express outrage—not over her conduct, but over the fact that a “sitting judge” was arrested—because apparently that made her above the law.

And then there’s New York Attorney General Letitia James, who campaigned on getting Trump, and twisted the law to do so. In other words, she said, “Show me the man I’ll show you the crime.” She led an legally dubious civil fraud case against Trump, resulting in a $454 million judgment. 

She now finds herself accused of her own financial misconduct.

Last month, the Federal Housing Finance Agency referred James to the Department of Justice for alleged mortgage fraud. Documents claim that James falsified records, listing her father as her husband and misrepresenting her primary residence to secure favorable loan terms. This week, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany, N.Y., opened a formal criminal investigation.

Ironic, isn’t it? The prosecutor who championed “no one is above the law” is now dodging questions about her own criminal activity. 

On Friday, a group of Democrats—including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Reps. Rob Menendez Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver—staged a surprise “oversight visit” to an ICE detention facility in Newark, N.J. The group rushed the facility as a gate opened for an ICE bus, disrupting operations. The detainees they were so eager to defend reportedly include gang members and sex offenders, and Mayor Baraka wound up arrested. Oops.

(FWIW) I’ll add these two gems:

And …

Tesla vandal not likely to face criminal charges, Hennepin County Attorney's Office says

“Well, heck. Yes, he caused $20,000 - $30,000 in damage, but it was a Tesla — you know, a Hitler car.”

UPDATE: Of course, it’s mot just Democrat senators who practice gymnastis, their pet fkying monkeys do, too.