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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He has a right to free speech because, get this, Supreme Court justices are US citizens.

It’s his private property. [/quote]

Must be why he blamed it on his wife.[/quote]
Just like Menendez. I guess blaming the wife is the one thing the right and left can agree on.[/quote]

Why is it so hard to believe the wife turned the flag upside down? [/quote]

Why is it so hard to believe that he knows this is a terrible look and he's throwing her under the bus?[/quote]

This.  I was married to a guy in a public role/job that came with a ton of rules and I was well aware that I needed to be mindful of them too. Optics matter. Professionalism matters. [/quote]

So, not allowed to disagree publicly with your husband?[/quote]

My husband was too professional to even express a political opinion. As it should be. He didn’t discuss politics with anyone.  His own children didn’t even know where he stood politically until he retired.  I shared my opinions with my friends but would never publicly take a position, no. I didn’t volunteer on campaigns until he retired.  I can’t emphasize this enough but that is how it should be for roles that are non partisan and it’s sad that this seems to shock people. [/quote]

That is your choice and it is not shocking at all. Mrs. Alito was allowed to make a different choice.

Do you have the same criticism for Judge Merchant donating to Biden?[/quote]

You’re equating a campaign donation with an insurrectionist flag? How are you okay with what you wrote? [/quote]

There is no insurrection flag. It was the US flag flown upside down.[/quote]
Which is a symbol of insurrectionists.
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It’s also been used by Vietnam war protesters, progressives fighting the overturn of Roe vs Wade, BLM supporters.  It’s a symbol of distress or rebellion against the government.  Either way, it’s not some separate flag and words matter.[/quote]
Who was flying the flag in this manner in January 2021? “Progressives fighting the overturn of Roe vs Wade”?[/quote]

Here’s just one example

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/americans-display-us-flag-upside-down-protest-roe-v-wade-decision/530-5e945b98-1e03-4b9c-b269-914854e3a13a

Point is, it’s a symbol of distress, rebellion or anger at the government and it’s been used for decades.  Yet it’s always been a violation of flag code.[/quote]
Is that example from January 2021? No. Your whataboutism is noted.[/quote]

I never claimed it was? I talked about Vietnam protesters too.

The PP had referred to an insurrectionist flag. There is no such thing. This was a US flag turned upside down which is a symbol of distress.  Again. Words matter.[/quote]

Words don't matter to Alito. He twists and contorts them to achieve his desired result. The upside down American flag was adopted by the insurrectionists during this time frame. It's an insurrectionist flag in this context.[/quote]

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