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I live in Maine. A number of years ago, a friend’s husband was appointed to the bench in district court and later moved to superior court. She had remove all bumper stickers from her car, could not put campaign signs on her yard, could not even put a sign in her yard advertising an event whose proceeds would benefit the local Library, for fear of the household appearing at all impartial. “It was my wife who displayed the flag” is simply not the way it works. And if you don’t understand that about your role, you have no business in the role of judge.

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Ooops. Meant “for fear of the household appearing anything but impartial.”

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Heather you are making a great contribution to the world community’s efforts to improve life for all people. Thank you.

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Except that she is preaching to the converted.

WE have to spread this information further.

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Alito,,, buddy,, you've shown us WHO you are! Time to hang up your spurs, and shut the eff up. Stop being a weenie and fobbing off your guilt using your wife.

Recuse Yourself!!!!

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like he's going to read this

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True. We still need to speak out against the law being manipulated by politics.

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The position that Thomas and Alito have taken could not be more clear: they will lead this SCOTUS to defy as many instruments of democracy as possible, flaunt their disregard for the rules that govern the behavior of court personnel, and openly support Donald Trump at every opportunity. Their only claim to their behavior being normal is they, along with with Eileen Cannon, Tommy Tuberville, and every MAGA supporter in the legislative and judicial branches of government are defining a new normal. How can this be stopped?

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And here we are, 'the smoldering insurrection' still not quelled, neither 'the call coming from the house' stopped.

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Alito and Thomas are despicable human beings. That these guys are even on the Supreme Court really says a lot about the current state of this developing nation.

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thank you Heather. your work is clear, and grounding and shines an unwavering light on the path to a protect and fuel the flame of American democracy.

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When Alito threw his wife under the bus for flying our flag upside down it means that it is Martha Alito the one with the cojones in the family...Samuel Alito the cojoneless member of the US Supreme Court.

Saludos,

Rolando

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