Leonard Leo is a RW political powerhouse, & his vision is being effectuated bc he was able to steer an unfathomable amount of money toward those goals.
"He captured the judges, the courts, Heritage Foundation - now going for law schools."
-A Nelson
Leo advised on every conservative nomination to the SC since Chief Justice John Roberts.
[Gifted, no paywall]: The Alitos, the Neighborhood Clash and the Upside-Down Flag
Inside the escalating conflict on a bucolic suburban street that Justice Alito said prompted a “Stop the Steal” symbol at his home. By Jody Kantor
What a surprise. #SamAlito's wife is just as big of a #pieceOfShit as her husband! Like two wet turds clinging to each other in the bowl. I used to think #UncleClarence was the biggest heap of human garbage on the #SCOTUS, but #Alito is giving him a run for his money! I eagerly await the day when those scumbags and their wives make their exit. That will be a joyous day for our nation, indeed.
"The justice told Fox News that his wife hoisted the flag in response to Ms. Baden’s vulgar insult. A text message and the police call — corroborated by Fairfax County authorities — indicate, however, that the name-calling took place on Feb. 15, weeks after the inverted flag was taken down."
Our political 'ethics' problem is primarily from Rs/#TFG, but at #SCOTUS it's🚨
Smith wrote: Post's “cautious & deferential” approach toward the Alitos reflected “a pre-Dobbs world.” He meant: the 2022 Dobbs decision caused fewer journalists to treat the SCJs as if they were above politics. The SC's key rulings in recent decades -handed Rs:
Bush v Gore, Citizens United,
2019 pro-gerrymandering ruling...
An important article here. [Gifted, no paywall. NYTimes]: The Untold Story of the Network That Took Down Roe v. Wade
A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election. By Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer
As an Opus Dei member & adherent to #TFG's #J6 seditious coup attempt, Alito's confident -he'll remain above the law. Unless Dems win a trifecta with 60 Sen. seats, he'll have impunity & the power to further compromise the SC.
"Some of Leo’s neighbors send pics from his house today -he's back to flying this flag."
-A Perez
The pine tree "Appeal to Heaven" flag is now a symbol of Christian nationalism & RW extremism.
If Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson flew a BLM flag over her home would Congress hold hearings about her impartiality?
If the Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, flew an upside down flag over the VP's home, would Congress hold hearings?
How do you suppose the right wing media sphere would handle such events?
#SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito has used flags to openly proclaim his support for a white supremacist theocratic takeover of the U.S. and it's pretty much guaranteed nothing will come of it.
It's often said that America became a full democracy after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Yes, Chad, I know the word "republic," if you come at me with juvenile bullshit you'll be blocked).
I was born before the U.S. became a modern democracy, and I want to live the rest of my life without the U.S. going further backward. But that's the road we're on. #SCOTUS is working hard on taking rights away. Even if they're not your favorite in all respects, please #vote for all Dems in November.
Excellent read, as always, by Steve Vladeck, on the potential of creating a Supreme Court Inspector General:
Could the Legislature“rest the creation of a fifth Supreme Court office, an Article III Inspector General[?] It seems to me that the answer, at least as a matter of constitutional law, is clearly ‘yes.’”
An absolute collapse of the legitimacy of the supreme court. Now the rule of law is what fascist (theocrat aka religious autocrats aka nazis) say it is.
Americans know there is no immunity from prosecution for crimes of former #potus.
Americans know it is wrong to deny women healthcare by order of the state.
Americans know that an insurrectionist can not hold office.
First, they turned the flag upside down, and then they turned the rule of law upside down. -SkyKiss
Rep. Raskin explains that the scotus is lawless after Alito 's insurrection flags revelations. There is an absolute collapse of the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Representative Jamie Raskin. #insurrection
“ 'Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision…is further affirmation that this Court has chosen to disenfranchise Black voters and rob us of our fundamental access to the ballot box. Equitable representation is the hallmark of a healthy democracy and in this case, the Supreme Court is attempting to steer the country back to a dark place in our history.'
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion." https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/may-23-2024?r=63j6s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email #SCOTUS#Fascism#Trump