(CBrief) – Democrats have been shouting the phrases “rule of law” and “respect our institutions,” but some of them forget that when they do not get their way.
Take New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who reacted to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to halt the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, an abortion drug, until a lawsuit on the medication is decided.
When the representative appeared on CNN she was furious with the decision and advised the administration of President Joe Biden to “ignore” it.
“I believe that the Biden administration should ignore this ruling,” the representative said before saying “deeply partisan” judges have “engaged in unprecedented and dramatic erosion of the legitimacy of the courts.”
“The interesting thing when it comes to a ruling is that it relies on enforcement,” she said on CNN. “And it is up to the Biden administration to enforce, to choose whether or not to enforce a ruling.”
"I believe that the Biden administration should ignore this ruling": Rep. @AOC reacts to Texas judge's abortion pill ruling https://t.co/fLN25Ll12Y pic.twitter.com/EFUTyFFHqI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 8, 2023
And she was not alone as Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden also advised the administration to ignore the decision.
“There is no way this decision has a basis in law. It is instead rooted in conservatives’ dangerous and undemocratic takeover of our country’s institutions,” he said. “No matter what happens in seven days, I believe the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to ignore this ruling, which is why I’m again calling on President Biden and the FDA to do just that.”
He said that the FDA, doctors and pharmacies should “go about their jobs like nothing has changed and keep mifepristone accessible to women across America.”
“A rogue Judge just suspended FDA approval of mifepristone. The Extreme MAGA Republican assault on abortion care is spreading across America like a malignant tumor. We must all speak up, show up and stand up until the far-right uprising is peacefully and democratically crushed,” House Minority Leader and New York Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said.
A rogue Judge just suspended FDA approval of mifepristone.
The Extreme MAGA Republican assault on abortion care is spreading across America like a malignant tumor.
We must all speak up, show up and stand up until the far-right uprising is peacefully and democratically crushed.
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) April 8, 2023
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