What do the Houston Astros have to do with the confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett underway in Washington? Nothing, but that didn’t stop Nebraska Sen Ben Sasse from bringing them up during the confirmation process on Wednesday
« I think every baseball fan is familiar with the Houston Astros cheating, » Sasse said, apologizing to the Texas Sens John Cornyn (R-Houston) and Ted Cruz (R-Houston) “They steal signs, they hit cans They’ve done a whole lot of miserable things in the past, and they probably deserve to be punished more than they were not «
Cornyn was quick to intervene, saying, « Thank goodness the First Amendment protects her right to express this mistaken opinion. » »
It was Sasse’s tongue-in-cheek attempt to call her fellow Democrats for their line of questioning of Barrett and their urging to tell her how she might rule on future abortion cases or the Affordale Care Act
« I think some of what we’ve seen in questions over the past three days is trying to get a referee to agree to a different set of rules for different teams, » Sasse said
« Senator Ben Sasse, Nebraska, took the time at the hearing to label the Astros as cheaters, » tweeted Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner « What do you call the Senate majority that goes against its own principles to rush into a nomination when people are already voting? What a hypocritical lesson for the children «
Turner followed up with another tweet in which he said there would be no Texas barbecue for Sasse
Major League Baseball investigation found Astros used sign-stealing system to win 2017 World Series The team is currently playing the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League Championship and a trip to revenge at the World Series They’re heading to Game 5 tonight
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
