DeSantis Flips the Script, Labels Liberal Plan to ‘Shut Down’ SCOTUS Over Abortion Ruling an ‘Insurrection’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is borrowing a page from liberals’ playbook of labeling certain demonstrations an insurrection. A group called ShutDownDC called for demonstrators to “blockade the streets around the…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is borrowing a page from liberals’ playbook of labeling certain demonstrations an insurrection.
A group called ShutDownDC called for demonstrators to “blockade the streets around the Supreme Court to rise up for the transformative change that our communities need” on Monday.
“Right now our political system is in crisis. Times of crisis can either be opportunities to break through the inertia and win transformational change or they can be opportunities for the establishment to further entrench the status quo,” the group wrote on its website.
The call to “shut down” the court comes after Politico published a draft opinion that appears to show it is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning, DeSantis said, “I think that we have a rule of law in this country, and you don’t get to just have a mob descend on a Supreme Court justice’s house or try to impede the operations of government because there may be a decision you don’t like.”
“That would be considered an insurrection, to stop a court from functioning, and yet they seem to be able to get away with a lot more than if the shoe was on the other foot,” he added.