Disgrace: Alito shatters Supreme Court legitimacy with another insurrectionist flag scandal

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Published 2024-05-22
New reporting from the New York Times shows that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in addition to flying an upside-down American flag over his house, few an "Appeal to Heaven" flag representing the Christian fundamentalist wing of Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" election subversion scheme, over his beach house in New Jersey. Alex Wagner discusses the significance of the flag and the implications for the court with Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer for Slate Magazine, and Michelle Goldberg, columnist for the New York Times. 

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All Comments (21)
  • @olinewright6877
    The solution is impeachment. Which means that we need enough of congress who are willing to impeach supreme court justices
  • Justice Alitto claims his dog got into a beach house squabble with a neighbour's cat and flew the flag.
  • @joerogain5025
    ''FASCISM will come to America wrapped in the Flag 🇺🇸 carrying a Cross ✝and an upside down Holy Bible.''
  • Perhaps NOW is a good time for ALL of us to Appeal to Heaven over the sad condition of our country.
  • @BrockOBauma
    So scary! "The Appeal to Heaven flag was designed by Colonel Joseph Reed, who served as the personal secretary to George Washington. Originally commissioned for use on six military cruiser ships, the flag was adopted on October 21, 1775. It became the official Massachusetts navy flag in 1776.   Washington's secretary chose a simple yet impactful design featuring a singular pine tree, a symbol of strength and resiliency within the New England states. The words “An Appeal to Heaven" stretch atop a white field, boldly proclaiming an appeal to God to save the colonists from the King's oppressive ruling.  Long used on merchant ships, the flag featured an eastern white pine and soon signified colonial resistance to Britain. General Washington chose the tree as a further symbol of independence. He believed that although the colonists were going against a tremendous military force, an even greater power sustained them. They could directly appeal to heaven without an intercessor."
  • @abelliguez2023
    Judge Alito has taken off his black robe and put on his white one. When Trump returns to being president again he will be wearing a white pointed cap.😎👆👉👉
  • @karenanson
    I feel zero obligation to follow “laws” made by idiots. 😡
  • An Appeal to Heaven Flag is a patriotic flag from the revolution. Why is that bad? It was even flown by George Washington.
  • Why do reporters use past tense when reporting of the insurrection. It has been clear for some time that the insurrection never ended. I predict there is much more about the ongoing insurrection that will be exposed...
  • @johaniojo
    When someone has absolute power with no accountability, that person will become absolute corrupted, as proven again
  • @s.z.6200
    The DOJ needs to indict the leaders of the insurrection in Congress and on the Supreme Court.
  • meanwhile his opponents are flying the flag of terrorists and chanting from the river to the sea. y'all sit down and touch grass.
  • 🇺🇲🏛️⚖️ Supreme Court Politicians are not for you American Citizens when will stop putting your trust in these opportunists of Democracy.⚖️🏛️🇺🇲🤷🤷🏼‍♀️