Democrats don't control the Supreme Court, and they've been trying to find any way to get control. So, the folks who cry about insurrections and democracy have been trying for months to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court with the claim they are not addressing ethical issues. They are trying to target the conservatives on the Court--specifically Justice Clarence Thomas. 

It's a shameful thing they have been doing. The Court was constructed to be a separate branch of government, so it would not be beholden to the political whims of parties, apart from impeachment proceedings. The Congress doesn't get to dictate to the Court what they should do for that very reason. 

Now, the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee wanted to drop subpoenas on conservatives Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo. They decided to throw the rules under the bus in their effort to do so, and ended debate without any votes on any Republican amendments, a blatant violation of Committee rules, according to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) or to speak on the nominees. The GOP was furious, and they excoriated what Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) was doing. 

.@SenatorDurbin is BLOCKING Senate Judiciary Republicans from being able to speak on several judicial nominees.

This is a gross violation of committee rules.

WATCH ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/SZP1LcrgyI

— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) November 30, 2023

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said he'd warned them about the road they were going down, “You’re going to have a lot of consequences if you go down this road. Listen to me: I’ve cautioned the lot of you.”

Durbin wouldn't recognize Sen. Marcia Blackburn (R-TN). Cotton said, “Now Sen. Durbin’s not going to allow women to speak either. I thought that was sacrosanct in your party.”

WATCH: Sen. John Cornyn blasts Dem Sen. Dick Durbin for refusing to let Republicans speak:

“You just destroyed one of the most important committees in the United States Senate…Congratulations on destroying the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.” pic.twitter.com/hySEshInWH

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 30, 2023

“You’ve just destroyed one of the most important committees in the United States Senate, " Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said, ripping into Durbin. He added that he'd now set a very bad precedent. Cornyn was livid, "Congratulations on destroying the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.”

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) excoriated the Democrats, calling this "garbage" and decrying the efforts to go after private citizens with subpoenas to serve the Democrats' political ends. He said that it was always the Democrats playing brutal partisan politics, while the Republicans were always being fair to them. No more, Graham said. 

Lindsey Graham is NOT happy with Senator Durbin.

"I hate this. I hate it more than you'll ever know!" pic.twitter.com/9nahMUzqvD

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 30, 2023

All the Republicans ended up walking out of the hearing, leaving the Democrats to vote. They were trying to deny a quorum, which would then put the validity of the subpoenas in doubt. 

So, after chatting with some pols it’s unclear whether the vote will even stick. Sen. Cruz tells me under committee rules the subpoenas are not valid (presumably bc there was not a quorum)

— Benjamin S. Weiss (@BenjaminSWeiss) November 30, 2023

A spokesperson for Harlan Crow slammed the subpoenas as "unlawful and partisan" after the vote, saying in a statement to Fox News Digital:

The Judiciary Committee Democrats’ violation of the Committee’s own rules to issue an invalid subpoena further demonstrates the unlawful and partisan nature of this investigation.