GOP Senator: We Don't Have 'So-Called Judges' Or 'So-Called Presidents'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 5, 2017, 10:29 AM EDT

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) said on Sunday that he doesn't understand President Donald Trump's attack lambasting a "so-called" judge who blocked his executive order on immigration, noting: "We don’t have so-called presidents."

"I’ll be honest, I don’t understand language like that. We don’t have so-called judges. We don’t have so-called senators. We don’t have so-called presidents," Sasse told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week."

"We have people from three different branches of government who take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, and it's important that we do better civics education for our kids," Sasse added. "So we don't have any so-called judges. We have real judges."

On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Robart blocked Trump's executive order nationwide.

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[dalton99a]

1. It's important that we do better civics education for Republicans.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Trump got a Neatness medal at NY Military Academy. Did they even have a civics class? . . nt

[BumRushDaShow]

7. EXACTLY what I was going to post.

[lastlib]

10. AND for a certain 70-year-old GOP man-baby!!

Who most assuredly needs it!!

[tparrett62]

3. Sasse is talking out both sides of his mouth

I know he's been talking tough on Trump, so why not do the right thing and vote "No" on DeVos. Otherwise, he's just trying to have it both ways. Tired of this bullshit.

[barbtries]

4. apparently he's willing to have

a "so-called" secretary of education.

[AgadorSparticus]

6. That's a good one! !

[Marthe48]

8. Empty AMWAY bottle

Yes, Sasse, vote no on DeVos. It'll be a step towards insuring kids have civics classes. Any classes.

[Sherman A1]

5. I have to wonder

what would he be saying if the judge had been appointed by a Democrat?

[Maven]

9. Trump is a 'so-called' president. nt

[rock]

11. Agreed.

In this case we do have a so-called president.

[Doitnow]

13. AMEN

[Nitram]

12. But we do have a "so-called" president.

[Doitnow]

14. tRump has been breaking the law ever since he took the oath of office despite the

emoluments clause, gives aid and comfort to enemies, Putin, and wastes no time denigrating other co-equal members of our government as in the judicial system. So I will continue to say he is our SO-CALLed pResident. He is breaking the law. And he lies so much that we will not be of a mind to believe him if he ever does tell the truth. Some day he won't even allow the Rethugs to contradict him. They are willingly giving up their own power, and for what I can not even imagine what they would be gaining.