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In 2016 following the death of Justice [[Antonin Scalia]], Schumer said:
In 2016 following the death of Justice [[Antonin Scalia]], Schumer said:
:"Republicans won't be able to walk down Main Street or attend town halls without being asked why they won't meet with a nominee or hold hearings or vote [on Scalia's successor]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2016/02/24/schumer-says-gop-stance-court-vacancy-indefensible/80877102/|title=Schumer says GOP stance on court vacancy is 'indefensible'|date=Feb. 24, 2016|accessdate=Feb. 29, 2016}}</ref>
:"Republicans won't be able to walk down Main Street or attend town halls without being asked why they won't meet with a nominee or hold hearings or vote [on Scalia's successor]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2016/02/24/schumer-says-gop-stance-court-vacancy-indefensible/80877102/|title=Schumer says GOP stance on court vacancy is 'indefensible'|date=Feb. 24, 2016|accessdate=Feb. 29, 2016}}</ref>
===Threats against Supreme Court justices===
:{{See also|Kavanaugh smear}}
In early March 2020 at a [[pro-abortion]] rally, Schumer threatened [[conservative]] Supreme Court justices [[Neil Gorsuch]] and [[Brett Kavanaugh]] that they will "pay the price" if they don't vote in favor of [[abortion]] on a case over a [[Louisiana]] abortion law.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/chuck-schumer-threatens-kavanaugh-and-gorsuch-will-pay-the-price-if-they-rule-the-wrong-way Chuck Schumer threatens Kavanaugh and Gorsuch will ‘pay the price’ if they rule the wrong way]</ref> Even the [[pro-abortion]], mob rule-backing [[Nancy Pelosi]] have acknowledged Schumer's comments as being "not appropriate".<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/not-appropriate-pelosi-says-schumers-supreme-court-threat-wasnt-right 'Not appropriate': Pelosi says Schumer's Supreme Court threat 'wasn't right']</ref>
A [[Rasmussen Reports]] poll conducted in March 2020 concluded that 59% of likely voters see criticism of individual judges as a threat to the judicial branch's independence.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/march_2020/voters_to_pols_leave_individual_judges_alone Voters to Pols: Leave Individual Judges Alone]</ref>
===Deep State coup===
===Deep State coup===