Alito's house had "Stop the Steal" symbol on display

[Landslide Lyndon]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?smid=tw-share

After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.

One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors.

The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

[Progressive Pessimist]

The only good thing about the Trump appointees is that they aren't Alito or Thomas.

[Inmate Trump]

The Roberts Court is a disgrace.

If John Roberts actually cared about America or his own legacy he’d resign right now so that Biden can appoint someone to make the Court more balanced.

[Obama24]

The Roberts Court is a disgrace.

If John Roberts actually cared about America or his own legacy he’d resign right now so that Biden can appoint someone to make the Court more balanced.

Not how the Court works. The Court isn't supposed to be at the beck and call of either party. There have been conservative courts and progressive courts.

Want to change the makeup of the Court? Make sure you vote in November.

[SWE]

You can't understand the modern Supreme Court without understanding that Alito is a very generic dumb guy. He's no smarter than the average person who gets all of their knowledge from Fox News. The average American is more qualified for his position than he is

[Ferguson97]

He belongs in prison.

[jojoju1998]

If the Late Cardinal Francis George, former archbishop of Chicago, saw the state of affairs regarding American Conservativism, American Christianity/Catholicism, he would be so dissapointed.

Although he was no " liberal " in the political sense, he opposed same sex marriage, contraception, abortion; he was no arch conservative as well, and also criticized the growing " reactionarism " especially in American Political/Religious Life. He I think foresaw all of this 21 years ago, and he was right.

[emailking]

At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.

After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.

One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors.

The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

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“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” Justice Alito said in an emailed statement to The Times. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html

https://twitter.com/mikiebarb/status/1791251737996566898
Nadine Menendez 🤝 Martha-Ann Alito
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[Sir Mohamed]

It's really something that the 2 most disgusting members on the bench aren't Trump appointees. That said, both Alito and Thomas should resign from office as they're clearly corrupted and partisan hacks. The court should have higher moral and ethical standards.

[Rand]

This makes me Alito bit angry.

[Fight for Trump]

I don't see what the problem is.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Just when you think the legitimacy of this court could sink no further, they always find a way to shock us further.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The only good thing about the Trump appointees is that they aren't Alito or Thomas.

Lol Harris called Gorsuch Alito and Thomas

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

Upside-down flag is the universal symbol of distress. It has also (ironically) reportedly been used as a protest against the decision that overturned Roe v Wade. I know the date and time of when the flag was flown matters, but this is ridiculous.

[TechbroMBA]

Sotomayor better resign over this!

[Obama24]

Just when you think the legitimacy of this court could sink no further, they always find a way to shock us further.

What would a legitimate court look like exactly?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

His wife did it guys! Nothing to see here. Looking forward to the Court ruling that presidents have absolute immunity from criminal charges stemming from actions taken while in office.

[DrScholl]

It's telling that he threw his wife under the bus. Not once do conservatives ever take responsibility, they always find someone else to blame even if it's family.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Just when you think the legitimacy of this court could sink no further, they always find a way to shock us further.

What would a legitimate court look like exactly?

One where justices aren't bought wholesale by billionaires?

[soundchaser]

Flying the flag at your house at all times is a weird thing anyway. You're already in America -- we get it.

[Joe Biden 2024]

https://www-vg-no.translate.goog/nyheter/innenriks/i/0Vnla2/domstoler-i-norge-kan-faa-nytt-vern-mot-kupp?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

For a look at how others view our judiciary.

[GP270watch]

 I think Roberts is the worst because he pretends to be a establishment conservative. Thomas is just a grifter with a grudge who's vote is bought and paid for but Alito is an absolute rightwing whackjob.

[HisGrace]

Maybe he meant Republicans needed to stop stealing supreme court seats.

[President Johnson]

Totally not a hack.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Alito can't even make a point like "the Constitution doesn't say anything special about abortion" without turning it into a hundred-page culture war screed, so nobody should be at all surprised about this. The man is a half-step shy of being Reaganfan with a JD.