SCOTUS Demands Maryland, Virginia Officials To Stop Protests At Justices’ Homes

The Supreme Court’s marshal reportedly issued letters to Maryland Virginia officials asking them to enforce laws against picketing at private homes in light of protests outside of the residences of conservative justices on the Supreme Court, following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, according to NBC News and the Washington Post.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1422587

Boo freaking whoo!! I have zero sympathy.

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Alito is angry that his aggressive stance is met with aggressive stances.

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Like they are not isolated enough from the consequences of their actions. As someone who escorted at an abortion clinic for years I know that if any of them felt that someone they care about needed an abortion they would rationalize having it done.

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“Had the marshal taken time to explore the matter, she would have learned that the constitutionality of the statute cited in her letter has been questioned by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office,” Ricci wrote.

So, justices, take it to court. Works both ways.

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Drunk.
With.
Power.

Anyone going to point out the tremendous irony of America’s highest Court and “defender of the US Constitution,” demanding people stop their legal protests which occur on public property?

Let’s say they sue the protesters, or the police who aren’t arresting them, or the protesters are arrested, and they sue the justices, who will be the final arbiter of those cases?

SCOTUS.

Talk about conflict of interest. Those justices would have to recuse. But would they?

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Everything is cool at Kagan’s and Sotomayer’s and Breyer’s houses. :slightly_smiling_face:

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It must be too hard to put a free speech zone in a residential neighborhood.

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People are leaving them flowers and assorted chocolates!

For the six assholes…imagine complaining that your actions are seeing the most minimal of consequences. The horror.

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Free speech was always a two-way street.

Perhaps he’s just now finding that out?

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Wow - what a surprise for them, right? It hadn’t occurred to them this might happen? Loathsome cowardly WORMS.

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I haven’t seen either one in years, but “Village of the Damned”, or “Children of the Damned” scared me with those kids that just stood there, not moving, and were silent. I think that type of protest would scare the crap out of anyone in a political position of power.

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Imagine if the liberal justices were a majority and voted on a gun restriction … . This is a naive question, but it’s not illegal for them to be outside their homes; so how can they stop the protests?

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Can’t the fascist wing of scotus just hire the proud boys or oath keepers to keep the peacefully protesting citizens away? Oh wait, I believe those fascist security forces are currently in legal jeopardy.

Gee, fascist ‘justices’, perhaps you should swallow your outsized pride and actually listen to what the nation has to say about your fascist power play.

Assholes.

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They did it to themselves reposting this from yesterday.

Moira Donegan

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Afterall, they are not fertilized eggs. Having been born, they don’t deserve any protection.

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So the SC pooped on the furniture and rugs and are now complaining that the whole house stinks.

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What would happen if we just ignored their requests? What would happen if we ignored their rulings?

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I’ll be in DC in August with time on my hands while my wife attends a conference. I hope the Scotus protests are continuing then. I’ll be happy to join in.

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I like that the governors are pushing back on it as “unconstitutional” to rub the collective Leo 6 nose in the absurdity of their own rulings but I don’t want some fool to do something more than chant at them either.

People get frustrated and do stupid things.

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