A 'Stop The Steal' Symbol Was Displayed At Alito's House In 2021
Source: Huff Post
May 16, 2024, 08:12 PM EDT Updated 7 hours ago
A symbol affiliated with former President Donald Trumps Stop the Steal fallacy was on display at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alitos house in 2021, a New York Times investigation found Thursday.
The symbol in question was an upside-down American flag, which supporters of Trumps stolen election conspiracy theory began displaying after he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020. Neighbors who saw and photographed the flag confirmed to the Times that it flew on Jan. 17, 2021. The conservative justice admitted it but said it was his wifes doing.
I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag, he said in a statement to the paper. It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbors use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.
The Times found in interviews with neighbors that Alitos wife, Martha-Ann Alito, was having an ongoing argument with neighbors whod put up an anti-Trump sign with an expletive on their front lawn.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-samuel-alito-stop-the-steal-flag_n_6646913ae4b0dd63cd2bd6ae
Pic from NYT article -
A photo obtained by The Times shows an inverted flag at the Alito residence on Jan. 17, 2021, three days before the Biden inauguration.
Of course DU knows that the "upside flag" = "distress" that obviously pre-dated any MAGat use of it.
United States Code, 1996 Edition
Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 10 - PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS
Sec. 176 - Respect for flag
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§176. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
(snip)
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-1996-title36/html/USCODE-1996-title36-chap10-sec176.htm
padah513
(2,543 posts)Won't happen though, nor will he recuse himself from anything. Our party, and especially our young people, better wake up and pull it together. If we lose the Presidency this time around, we lose any chance of taking Clarence Thomas' seat and maybe even Alito's. One or both of them will be replaced with younger, more loyal future justices like Aileen Cannon. If that happens we can kiss it all goodbye.
COL Mustard
(6,157 posts)To Get Out The Vote. Trump (and trumpists) have to be massively defeated, in such numbers that no one can claim voter fraud.
NanaCat
(2,332 posts)And the Senate doesn't have the votes to convict--and probably won't for a long time. The GQP will be lockstep in voting against it, and the chances of Democrats getting 67 seats in the foreseeable future are effectively zero.
So it's a waste of breath even to bother demanding it. Because it will not happen.
Kablooie
(18,674 posts)This makes no difference at all.
It should be a huge deal but consequences for Clarence Thomas demonstrated that ethics and honor are not required of justices anymore.
BigDemVoter
(4,169 posts)But it is so goddamned disgusting.
modrepub
(3,525 posts)to deflect criticism isn't without consequence.
prodigitalson
(2,537 posts)Novara
(5,953 posts)The upside-down flag is used to denote a nation in distress. It could as easily be attributed to those of us who see the SCOTUS gleefully dismantling our rights and our democracy.
Fucking media.
Polybius
(15,745 posts)We all know how Alito votes, what he displays won't change anything.
Novara
(5,953 posts)Polybius
(15,745 posts)Nothing can be done about it.
Novara
(5,953 posts)Federal employees are prohibited from displaying political yard signs, bumperstickers, etc. For a SCOTUS justice to do this three days before the new president is sworn in and after a failed coup attempt to make sure he never gets sworn in is absolutely abominable.
But you're right - nothing will be done.
Zeitghost
(3,975 posts)Are prohibited from engaging in partisan politics while at work/on duty/in uniform. They can be as political as they would like at home.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,481 posts)onenote
(43,291 posts)I've flown a flag upside down at times in my life. It's protected speech and what motivated my actions has varied. I assume, possibly at some risk of being disappointed, that DUers would universally support court decisions that have rejected the notion that flying a flag upside down, among other acts described in the so-called "flag code" can be treated as crimes.
BumRushDaShow
(131,982 posts)was just not do-able this morning?
Martin68
(23,474 posts)onenote
(43,291 posts)Martin68
(23,474 posts)RobinA
(9,960 posts)who blamed his wife. It should not have happened as it is a political statement and as such it should never be on a SC Justice's flagpole. His wife has been the wife of a judge for long enough to know that.
Martin68
(23,474 posts)defense, "I thought he had a gun."
myohmy2
(3,311 posts)...hack
...
shotten99
(625 posts)Im not doubting the accuracy of the report,
but this should have been reported on years ago.
poozwah
(64 posts)alito was just sending a coded message to cokecan thomas.
poozwah
(64 posts)Bucky
(54,277 posts)(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property, or in case a pampered upper class twit is suddenly overcome with the "vapors" that being forced to listen to someone else's opinion."
RainCaster
(11,047 posts)Genesis 3:11,12 (NIV)
11 And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?
12 The man said, The woman you put here with meshe gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.
Being a True Christian Judge, he had to blame his wife. Because Adam did.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(109,523 posts)to the 17th century.
BumRushDaShow
(131,982 posts)so he can go "take Italy back" to the Roman Empire.
LetMyPeopleVote
(147,536 posts)Kaleva
(36,601 posts)BumRushDaShow
(131,982 posts)(remember the bullshit that has been thrown at Fani Willis? )