one is in the text. one is not.. right now this is happening almost exclusively on the n left. it s not hard to imagine conservatives doing it too. why wouldn t they after a while?ti what happens when republican appointed judges start striking down laws a democratic congress passed on taxes, abortion you name it, simply because theyim don t like them. the the judiciary will lose whatever honor it once had. it will become a political weapon that has happened in a lot of countries, it s a disaster a lot of times. judges who misuse their power ought to be called to account. they are not gods. they are government t officials who work for us. when they are corrupt or dishonest, they ought to face the same criticism as politicians or bureaucrats. abraham lincoln accused the high court justice of plotting to increase slavery. he was right.k the administration points out judicial malfeasance and there is a loft it, the ruling class responds with howls, that s attack on
notice of what it is that is being investigated, it really becomes almost like a general warrant under the fourth amendment that is the reason we have the fourth amendment. tucker: so if we come away from this, whatever happens, with half the country believing this was, in effect, a coup staged by the ruling class against a president they didn t pick, if people really believe that, that is a disaster, and should the justice department be doing everything it can to make sure that people don t think that, that they think this is legitimate? i think we have to let it play out, tucker, before makeup judgment about what people will think about it. for all of the heavy breathing that has gone on, there ve been three sets of charges, one indictment that doesn t have anything to do with the 2016 election or president trump, and two process crimes that also don t have anything, really, to do with the election of trump. there is a lot of noise, but, you know, if that s all it is at
staged by the ruling class against a president they didn t pick, if people really believe that, that is a disaster, and shouldn t the justice department be doing everything it can to make sure that people don t think that, that they think this is legitimate? i think we have to let it play out, tucker, before we make a judgment about what people will think about it. for all of the heavy breathing that has gone on, there ve been three sets of charges, one indictment that doesn t havet anything to do with the 2016 election or president trump, and two process crimes that also don t have anything, really, to do with the election of trump. there is a lot of noise, but, you know, if that s all it is at the end, i don t know what people will make of it except that it was probably a waste of time and it was very bad for the country, because it is hard for an administration to govern when everybody has to look at everybody else like a potential suspect.t. tucker: that s right. and that s a p
i didn t hear you! impeach 45! thank you! tucker: oh, the ruling class loves it. not surprised. statements like this fit into a long pattern for maxine waters from cheering on race riots in los angeles 25 years ago to praising the fidel castro regime in cuba. we ve got some recent highlights from maxine waters, here are a few. certainly the inauguration it a way of welcoming somebody into the presidency and honoring them, and respecting them. i don t honor him, i don t respect him, and i don t want to be involved with him. i m questioning the patriotism of all those republicans were allowing this president to sidem with putin. i believe that jeff sessions is very dangerous.de i think he s racist. this is a bunch of scumbags, that s what they are. tucker: mark steyn is a writer and a columnist and a connoisseur of this kind of stuff, and he joins us tonight.
that s a pretty extraordinary thing to say if you have a son in the marine corps, and that you don t trust the commander in chief. people in the military defend the constitution. the message that i want to spread to other women is exactly what you are saying, not to give up. sorry, i hate [bleep] crying. she deserves to be the first female president. and that s what makes me sad. they kill anybody but donald trump! anyone ! the ruling class was hysterical, why were they? because it all disempowered them. they thought they were in charge, and they weren t. remember that. powerful liberal time to remove the star-spangled banner as the national anthem. why? we will talk with someone who agrees with that next. [ laughter ] yes, even the awkward among us deserve some laughter.