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Flags Outside of Justice Alito's Home Spark Controversy

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Flags Outside of Justice Alito's Home Spark Controversy
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MAY 2024
Above: An "Appeal to Heaven" flag is seen outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) office on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Michael A. McCoy/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images North America
story last updated MAY 2024

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Just like his far-right legal rulings, Justice Alito's flags show that he is a judicial activist with a scary vision of the US and its Constitution. The upside-down American flag and the "Appeal to Heaven" flag were both prominent symbols of the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the Alitos' embrace of them shows their partisan allegiance to Donald Trump. While Alito may try to claim that the banners have nothing to do with Trump's attempted coup, all circumstantial evidence suggests that he should recuse himself from cases related to Trump and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Republican narrative

Democrats and their corporate media allies displayed their ignorance of history with their hysterical reaction to the "Appeal to Heaven" flag displayed outside Justice Alito’s home. Instead of discussing the flag's significance during the founding of the country and its allusion to the words of John Locke, the left is trying to reframe it as a symbol of "insurrection." Like the pine tree adorning it, the "Appeal to Heaven" flag is a symbol of peace that is richly steeped in American history. The left's reaction is woke cancel culture run amok.

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TownhallJUN 2024
Justice Alito Caught in New Flag Firestorm
NewsweekJUN 2024
Leading Democrats demand Alito face investigation after second report of far right-linked flag
GuardianJUN 2024
Second flag takes Justice Alito’s mess to a striking new level
MSNBCJUN 2024
Sam Alito’s second flag story, and what it means about ethics at the Supreme Court.
SlateJUN 2024
AOC demands Senate Democrats investigate reports of Jan. 6 flags flown at Supreme Court Justice Alito's home
FOX NewsJUN 2024
New Alito flag report triggers fresh Democratic outrage
Washington PostJUN 2024
If Alito won’t recuse from Jan. 6 cases, he should at least explain himself
MSNBCJUN 2024
Supreme Court Justice Called Out Justice Alito's 'Power Grab'—Attorney
NewsweekJUN 2024
Justice Alito Flew Another Right-Wing Flag Used by Trump Supporters Outside Holiday Home
Democracy NowJUN 2024
Furious AOC melts down over Supreme Court Justice Alito's 'Appeal to Heaven' flag at his beach house and calls it a 'threat to democracy'
Daily MailJUN 2024
Flag outside Alito’s vacation home 'literally carried by insurrectionists': J6 investigator
AlterNetJUN 2024
Opinion: What Alito’s flag controversies say about the Supreme Court
CNNJUN 2024
'Fundamental challenge to our democracy': Dems call for 'active investigations' into Alito
AlterNetJUN 2024
Justice Alito now in hot water for another controversial flag reportedly flown at his home
Raw StoryJUN 2024
‘Contemptuous’: Top constitutional scholar warns Alito he's ‘close to treason’
Raw StoryJUN 2024
Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Senate probe of Alito insurrection-linked flags
Raw StoryJUN 2024

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