Moolenaar: Democrats Again Refuse to Vote on Bill to Protect Supreme Court Justices’ Families

Today, Speaker Pelosi once again refused to hold a vote on the Senate bill to provide justices and their families with more security.

On May 9th, the Senate unanimously passed legislation to provide more security for Supreme Court justices and their families. On Wednesday of this week, a man showed up outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and said he was there to assassinate the justice. Thankfully, he was arrested before any violence occurred.

"Speaker Pelosi is leaving Supreme Court justices at risk and allowing far-left protesters to continue intimidating them and their families at their homes. It's a disgraceful low in American politics. Every Democrat and Republican in the Senate already agreed to a bill to provide the justices with more security, but she continues to block it from a vote in the House. She should hold a vote on the Senate bill immediately," said Congressman John Moolenaar.

"Additionally, Attorney General Merrick Garland needs to get to work and enforce the law. The law is very clear that it is illegal to intimidate Court officials at their homes. Yet for more than a month, he has done nothing as far-left protesters gather outside justices' homes and try to intimidate them over an upcoming court ruling," added Moolenaar.

18 U.S. Code § 1507

"Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both."