Staff Reports
There’s nothing quite like a slow simmer of irony to brighten the political stage these days. For anyone following the latest episodes brought to us by that vibrant undercurrent known as justice, here’s a two-act play starring a couple of judges who clearly confused their legal roles with personal hospitality. You see, in New Mexico, a judge and his wife had to do a very embarrassing perp walk – think less “order in the court” and more “order were my handcuffs” – all because they allegedly decided their home was better suited as a sanctuary for gang members than, say, law-abiding citizens.
Now, usually we’d say “no harm, no foul,” except the harm came in the form of them facing serious charges for harboring an illegal alien, which doesn’t sit well even in the land of fictional free passes. Apparently, these supposed pillars of justice were housing some rather questionable individuals for their excellence in gardening. Hand over the Pulitzer Prize for creativity, folks, because these excuses are straight out of a bizarre courtroom drama.
And speaking of being deeply troubled, let’s momentarily shift our comedic focus to New York. You know Jerry Nadler, right? The congressman who seems to wear his waistband like it’s trying to escape? Well, it turns out his office was at the center of a rather dramatic scene after baseless accusations surfaced about certain illegal activists finding safe harbor in his midst. Much like the excitement found in hiding socks from a laundry basket, the office was clearly full of surprises, with assistants attempting to block federal officers more enthusiastically than a goalie defends a soccer net.
Now, you’d think a staffer attempting to stop law enforcement might get a little more than a slap on the wrist, right? But these aren’t ordinary circumstances; if you belong to the political elite, it seems that some laws, like fashion, are more suggestions than actual rules.
So, as the curtain drops on this act of judicial hijinks and legislative loopholes, let us marvel at the spectacle of hypocrisy unfolding before us. A notice to all our esteemed legal minds and political figures: supporting illegal activities and harboring fugitives while wearing a façade of righteousness is no longer the hero’s journey. Instead, it has become this nation’s tragicomedy, playing in a theater near you.
