House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel #Alito to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases after news that, according to The New York Times, a second flag of a type carried by Jan. 6 rioters was displayed outside Alito’s home.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-flag-stop-steal-alito-trump-1842c40b833637c981c59c3f39bc4669

Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says

A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. That's according to a report published Wednesday by The New York Times. An “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside Alito’s beach vacation home last summer. An inverted American flag, another symbol carried by rioters, was seen at Alito’s home outside Washington less than two weeks after the violent attack on the Capitol. Alito and the court declined to respond to the newspaper's request for comment. He previously said the inverted American flag was placed by his wife.

AP News

@GottaLaff

1) Not surprised at all that such a flag would be present on one of his properties.

2) No chance in hell that he recuses himself, there's no consequence if he doesn't, so why should he bother?

@GottaLaff This is absolutely the right time for Dick Durbin to step up and do his job as the head of the Senate JC. The least he should do is to do an inquiry into the fucked up and traitorous Alito.

@normalguy

Durbin just doesn't seem to have much of an appetite to defend, protect and preserve the constitution.... he's pretty much toothless... Oh... I sent an email...

fuck that.. haul their asses in front of committees, push for a DOJ investigation into subversive activities, do something useful.

@GottaLaff

@tdwllms1 @GottaLaff Right on, Bro! Is Chuck also sleeping at the wheel too? Fuck that!

@normalguy @GottaLaff

He and schumer already did that. Alito, Roberts, and Clarence Sale declined to participate in the inquiry. You want them to issue a subpoena? Guess who eventually decides if the subpoena is constitutional, and it'll be a 9-0 vote to quash because no justice wants to be subject to congressional fishing expeditions. But you'll then blame democrats for losing on that one too.

@artemesia @GottaLaff I don’t mean to be argumentative but Durbin only asked Alito to recuse but he never talked about an inquiry. See attached article.

By the way, in this day and age with the way GOP and MAGA are behaving recklessly, I for one will go with “they go low, we go lower”. But that is just little me.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/democrats-should-investigate-samuel-alito-supreme-court

Why Samuel Alito’s Flag Debacle Warrants a Full Investigation

A January 6–style congressional commission could uncover why symbols of the MAGA movement were flown outside the justice's two homes—and bring the Supreme Court closer to real accountability.

Vanity Fair

@normalguy @GottaLaff

I was referring to the inquiry of about a year ago, when the clarence sale shenanigans became public knowledge (thank you very much pro publica, enjoy your pulitzer). But you're right, alito was not requested to appear in that one. But the standard of behavior is now known, two justices refused to participate in the past inquiry, an inquiry into alito now will achieve the same result: nothing.

SJC should get on with confirming Biden's judges, and not do an ineffectual weak-looking inquiry five and half months from an election where control of the senate will be very close.

@GottaLaff I am absolutely sure that that is what will get Alito to recuse... 🙄 Nothing will ever get these folks to recuse... they dont think they should for any reason... they are here to do just this task - get their agenda through...
@GottaLaff That's a start, but honestly there should already be a clamor for #Alito to resign. He's a Christian nationalist activist, not a judge.
@BruceMirken @GottaLaff Quasireligious nationalist. I’m unwilling to assent to the destruction of the meaning of Christian. People hypocritically adopt labels, and we’ve found ways to speak about it. For example, “wrapping himself in the flag” conveys the dishonesty of the self-labeling.
@aardvark @GottaLaff I hear you, but I've done communications for a living for 25 years, and sometimes you need to use terminology that people know and understand. Shifting the language can be valuable but it takes time, and in the meantime you sometimes need to meet your audience where they are.
@BruceMirken @GottaLaff it takes time to shift the terminology. I, too, have years of communications experience. Part of the job of those with understanding is to shape the language used. The phrase here is, on its face, incorrect in that Jesus taught against much of what these Bible-wrapping powerhungry hypocrites teach. At a minimum, truth telling requires highlighting the glaring contradictions. Journalists and those who adhere to Jesus’ teachings do well to speak clearly and boldly against those who would mislead people without the knowledge to discern the fraud.
@aardvark @GottaLaff No argument. It would help a lot if actual Christians (by which I mean people who actually try to follow what Jesus preached) would be more active in calling out these fake "Christians."
@BruceMirken @GottaLaff it's what I'm doing, and I welcome help from others
@BruceMirken @GottaLaff really good podcast with Tim Alberta I listened to yesterday that I'd recommend to Jesus followers and those who don't really believe that there are any faithful Christians https://shows.acast.com/lawfare/episodes/chatter-american-evangelicals-in-an-age-of-extremism-with-ti
Chatter: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, with Tim Alberta | The Lawfare Podcast

@GottaLaff

there is only one way Alito won't sit on any case he chooses.. he's no longer there.

@GottaLaff

I find it odd the amount of reflexive kneejerk hate supposed left wingers express for schumer and durbin. It's almost as if a wedge issue is being trial-runned.

@GottaLaff I could hardly recognize him without his hood on...

@GottaLaff Is that a dead animal wrapped around Mrs Alito?

What a classy couple...

@GottaLaff cute... real cute 👀

(This was sarcasm)