Fascist Friday: Judge Martin Feldman Recieves Death Threats

What happens if you are a judge that interferes with the policies of the POTUS?  Let’s take a look at Judge Martin Feldman, and see what happened.  Judge Feldman issued the decision that overturned the administrations drilling moratorium.  Here is some coverage.

New Orleans–While many Americans undoubtedly agree with the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman to overturn the Obama administration’s moratorium on deep water drilling, not everyone is happy. In fact, the Judge is now receiving death threats in the aftermath of his bold ruling.

Last night, Feldman served as a celebrity judge at a cooking contest at a school gymnasium in Uptown New Orleans. Due to the threats, Feldman was accompanied by a federal marshal security team.

It is a sad indictment of our society today that a judge with such a sterling record of integrity and service to his country would be subject to such threats. Feldman was appointed to the federal bench by President Reagan in 1983. Today, he is in the eye of a political hurricane unlike anything he has ever experienced.

In issuing his ruling, Feldman said that the moratorium was faulty because there was no “rational connection between the facts found and the choice made.” While there is often debate about the merits of judicial decisions, seldom does the criticism focus on the integrity of the judge. Right after he issued the ruling, Feldman came under attack as a tool of the oil industry. Media outlets reporters noted that the Judge held stock in oil and gas companies and implied that his decision was based on his own personal financial considerations. Such a personal attack is unfair and completely unwarranted, especially for Feldman, a distinguished judge known for his commitment to the law and a jurist who has earned the praise of people throughout the legal community.

Much of the sensational reporting on Feldman’s investments was based on outdated information. The Judge was blasted for owning stock in Transocean, Ltd and Halliburton, two of the major companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Feldman owned those stocks in 2008; however, he sold those shares long before issuing his ruling this week. In fact, this updated information will be released in the next report on his stock holdings.

If Feldman held financial interests in any of companies involved in the lawsuit or the Deepwater Horizon rig, he would not have been allowed the take the case. The 5th District Court uses a sophisticated computer system to check whether judges have a conflict of interest in any legal proceeding. This system automatically determines whether a judge needs to be recused from a particular case. In this lawsuit, Feldman was allowed to take the case because he did not own any stock related to the parties involved. (emphasis mine)

We don’t know who made the threats, and the nature of those threats are not apparent at this time.  I would suspect the environazis.  With the oil spill, and the (intentional) neglect in the cleanup, the environmentalists are closer to curtailing the use of oil than ever before.  The drilling moratorium is one additional step in that direction.  Then, Judge Feldman made his decision.  In addition, he refused to delay his decision while the administration appealed.  That, of course, would make him a target of the environmentalists.  Come to think of it, would that keep the rigs in the gulf, and NOT in the loving hands of Brazil and Obama pal George Soros?

Almost immediately, the left went on the attack.  Their primary argument was that the Judge owns stock in companies involved in the case.  Reality, of course, shows that not to be true.  However, I do not forsee anyone retracting those statements.  They have what they think is a good narrative, and, as usual, it is reality-optional.

It ought to be interesting to see how this story develops.

H/T: Maggie’s Notebook

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