Stop With the Pearl-Clutching Over Protests at Supreme Court Justices' Homes

[Nevilledog]

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"Of course it’s appropriate for people to peacefully protest on public property outside of the homes of people imminently poised to take the rights away from millions of their own fellow citizens," writes @morninggloria.

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Stop With the Pearl-Clutching Over Protests at Supreme Court Justices’ Homes
Peaceful protests in public spaces outside SCOTUS justices’ homes are legal, ethically justifiable, and necessary.
10:31 PM · May 9, 2022

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If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and abortion is immediately illegal for half of all Americans who might need it, women will die. And the women who will suffer the most are those who are already on the precipice—the poor, the Black and brown, the young, the abused.

The sidewalks adjacent to a powerful person’s property are not more sacred than 73 million women’s bodies. And yet, from the way some voices have responded to protests outside of SCOTUS homes, you’d swear the real victim here was Brett Kavanaugh.

Fox News spent years in the bootlicking service of Donald Trump—who once told a crowd of police officers that they should be rougher with suspects as they arrest them; who routinely called for violence against the press; and whose Big Lie about election fraud led to ordinary election officials being harassed at their homes by MAGA mobs calling for their blood. This is the same Fox News that has routinely minimized the violence of January 6, 2021 as “tourism.”

But now that peaceful protests are targeting the public streets and sidewalks outside Supreme Court justices’ houses, Fox News is very worried about the safety implications!

But the liberals! They’re cheering! Stop the presses—today’s a day when conservatives aren’t getting mad about Mr. Potato Head’s gender identity, the green M&M making them less horny, Disney turning the kids gay, and Harry Styles wearing a dress. No, today’s when conservatives are angry that those cheering-ass liberals are standing on residential sidewalks exercising a constitutionally guaranteed right at a match-point moment.

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[LakeArenal]

1. MAGATS have been groomed to be victims.

[onecaliberal]

2. THIS ALL DAY LONG THIS!!!

[Moostache]

3. Unless they start shooting into the homes or burning them down, I don't care...

Scream all they want.
Protest, bang drums, shine lights, walk in circles around the block or properties...

Hell, start camp fires and sing songs all night long denigrating the court...it's not like the court does not deserve ridicule and discomfort for their radical (and wholly illegitimate) agenda and plans.

I am willing to bet that if these snowflake justices resigned, that no one would follow them to another address, so there is a pretty clear "out" for them unless they are being held under seige and not allowed to leave. Short of THAT? Fuck 'em...too hot? Leave the kitchen or stop setting fires or BOTH...

[dalton99a]

20. +1.

[DLevine]

4. K&R

[BigMin28]

5. The Senate

Just voted to increase the security for the Supreme Court Justices.
Apparently, some people matter more than others. Their comfort must not be disturbed, nor shall their authority be questioned.

[Novara]

7. I sure wish my uterus had security.

[in2herbs]

13. Pressure must be put on Pelosi and the House to stall this from becoming law. Here's an

idea: do what McConnell does and hold it in abeyance.

I am against this added security but if this proposed law which affords these mo**frs added security the same as Art I and ArtII appointees but does not require that the USSC comply with the Ethics and HR requirements that Art I and Art II mandates then let the USSC drift in the wind.

Question: if the law is passed and USSC justices accept the additional security does that mean that they have given up their "independence" and are now considered "at-will employees" just like Art I and Art II appointees?

[onenote]

25. The Senate vote gives Supreme Court families the same protection given members of Congress families

since 1946.

So, by that standard, yes, some people "matter" more than others. In addition to members of Congress, the family of the President and VP get protection. Visiting heads of state and their families get protection. The Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State and their families get protection.

[DemocraticPatriot]

41. Let it go to the House, to DIE.

If they want more security, they can pay for it themselves.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Liberals and even centrist Dems have had to endure this shit for YEARS.

About time the Rabid Right got a taste of its own poison.

[SoonerPride]

8. Except of course, the right wing protestors weren't peaceably assembled

There were death threats and acts of violence from right wingers.

[thenelm1]

16. Yup. Everyone remember the outrage and protestations from the right over...

the death threats, the menacing, the harassment or confrontations with or to health workers and health officials during the pandemic, or the same to election officials and poll workers during and after the 2020 election? Or even now with the ongoing threats and harassment of school boards or any other person(s) who the right can accuse of being "pedos", "woke", "groomers" or other batshit crazy nonsense?

I didn't think so.

[TheRealNorth]

9. I don't like the protest tactic...

But anti-abortion protestors did this to doctors for years. And let's not forget the election workers and public health officials the Red Hats have been terrorizing for the past couple of years.

[brush]

12. Pls don't equate violent, right wing protesters with...

peaceful marches against anti-abortion justices. Not the same thing.

[inthewind21]

15. Correction

Anti life protestors were bombing clinics and murdering doctors.

[Tommymac]

31. No No NO NOT the SAME! Those protests were violent and threatened people lives. Domestic Terrorism.

Bombs, actual murders, arson and violence. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Bombing is a prime example.

You CANNOT compare today's PEACEFUL protests with those earlier VIOLENT acts by anti-abortion christofascist terrorists.

[TheRealNorth]

40. Its not even a matter of whether they are similar

Just based on my experience, the tactic is considered extreme by some.

Never mind that Republicans often show up with guns and have a history of violence. Even some Democrats are unaware of the history anti-abortion groups protesting at the homes of doctors that performed abortions.

[Solly Mack]

10. K&R

[MenloParque]

11. I have no problem with this at all!

It’s high time for all public servants to understand that you work for us!! The government should fear the people because the people have the right to fight against fucking tyranny! So yeah you fuck with Americans lives guess what’s next! So carry on y’all!!

[llashram]

14. exactly

non-violent protests are a right. To hell with the "pearl clutchers". They keep clutching and the strand will break. They will be on their hands and knees looking for their lost pearls along with the oh so annoyed SC Justices. Didn't the SC ah+++++ understand there is a consequence for hate?

[DashOneBravo]

17. Probably unpopular

But I think the home address were posted as a way of intimidating them.

Remember when the crazy guy shot up the republicans baseball practice?

[ZonkerHarris]

18. Please remember we have just come through a long period where antivaxxers were protesting at health

commissioners (and others) houses and threatening violence against them.

We are just protesting with no violence but it's so much worse right?

[Nevilledog]

21. Women are supposed to give up bodily autonomy and First Amendment rights

[dalton99a]

19. Silence is consent.

Fuck the high road

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Or as the AIDS activists promoted

And that's literally what is going to happen here when Roe is overturned.

[Magoo48]

33. And, silence is complicit. imho

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Protests happen outside of Pelosi's house in San Francisco all the time

(this was after the complaints about the business shutdowns that had just been lifted when she had her hair salon visit)

[gratuitous]

23. The Court is on record about protests on sidewalks

Of course, that was when the shitheels harassing women going into medical clinics (for any reason) were screaming at them through bullhorns, and clinic workers had to have armed escorts to go to work. For those demonstrations, the Court said it 100% okey-dokey for citizens to do as they pleased. But I guess medical clinics don't need a peaceful neighborhood to operate the way certain citizens' private residences need peace and quiet.

[dalton99a]

26. Violent right-wing protests in 2020-2021:

(Reuters analysis, April 2021)

[Tommymac]

32. Thanks. Very informative. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

34. Excellent! Thanks for spotting that

Here is a link to their analysis - https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-CAPITOL/SECURITY/xegpbxoadpq/

For the data watchers, they used this site for some of their data - https://acleddata.com/research-hub-united-states/

And THAT site just issued a report a week ago -

Far-Right Violence and the American Midterm Elections:

Early Warning Signs to Monitor Ahead of the Vote

3 May 2022



Executive Summary

A narrow focus on aggregate trends in political violence can obscure important new patterns and warning signs. While the total number of political violence events in the United States declined in 2021 after far-right groups stormed the Capitol at the start of the year, trends since then reflect an ongoing evolution in anti-democratic mobilization on the right — not the aftermath of its high-water mark. Many of the same far-right groups and networks involved in the Capitol attack have adapted their activity to fit the new environment. These adaptations have manifested in multiple ways: the landscape of actors has become more defined; demonstration engagement has shifted, with a focus on protests that allow for the co-option of new supporters; some actors, like the Proud Boys, have increased their use of violence; armed protests have proliferated, particularly at legislative facilities; contentious counter-demonstration trends have intensified; offline propaganda and vigilantism is on the rise, especially motivated by white supremacy and white nationalism; and preparatory actions have surged, including recruitment drives and training exercises.

ACLED data indicate that political violence in the United States, and specifically violence involving far-right militias and militant social movements, typically manifests in peaks and lulls. Against this backdrop, the recent decline in aggregate events should not be taken as a sign that the threat of violence has abated. On the contrary, current trends indicate that it may only represent a relative calm before the next storm.

The United States faces many latent risks, and a wide range of factors that can contribute to and elevate these risks — from the ascendance of extremist protest drivers like white supremacy and white nationalism, to the increased rate of armed demonstrations at statehouses, to a rise in militia training and recruitment campaigns — are intensifying. Monitoring these factors, and these groups, will be critical for detecting emerging threats, particularly in the lead-up to potential flashpoint events, such as this year’s midterm elections.

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More: https://acleddata.com/2022/05/03/far-right-violence-and-the-midterm-elections-early-warning-signs-to-monitor-ahead-of-the-vote/

[uponit7771]

36. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... facts matter

[niyad]

38. Would you please post this as its own OP for greater visibility, and recs?

[TNNurse]

27. Susan Collins called the police

over a totally non-threatening comment in SIDEWALK CHALK in front of her house. Should she be charged with a false call to the police?? No threat, no actual damage, what a self-righteous bitch.

[Traildogbob]

28. Idiots in trucks

Running through neighborhoods blasting horns, creating massive traffic jams nation wide. Protesting to overthrow elections. Ring a bell.

[bucolic_frolic]

29. Imposing their morality on the nation is a violation of public trust because

it is NOT what they testified to in their confirmation hearings. They have violated the social contract.

[aggiesal]

30. And then there is this ...

When discussing the propriety of protesting outside of supreme court justices' homes, it's important to remember that in the 90s the court held that protesting outside of the homes of **abortion clinic employees** is protected by the first amendment

This should be displayed everywhere someone is protesting a judges home.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

35. K&R

[jaxexpat]

37. The concept of left-wing pacifism is a hangover from the anti-Vietnam war protest era.

Unwad your panties people. It's not LBJ burning villages. It's the deputy sheriff searching in your daughter's, wife's, sister's, mother's underwear drawer. They started this fight, this war from which they must not be given quarter. Justice must prevail. Everything else is unimportant.

[niyad]

39. KNR