Two Stories About the Court and the People
May 5, 2023 5:29 pm ET Justice Samuel Alito in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press In “Weekend Interview With Samuel Alito” (by James Taranto and David Rivkin Jr., April 29), the justice states that “nobody, practically nobody, is defending us.” I want to assure Justice Alito that outside the Washington bubble, millions of Americans are defending the Supreme Court, its history of excellence and its role in defending the Constitution and limited government. We are everyday American citizens who understand our freedoms are not free. We pray for your protection and we want you and your families to be safe to live and work without fear of reprisal. Follow your fellow justice’s habit, rent an RV and come hang out with us. We are a great bunch. Hang tight, Justice Alito, we are with you. Magg
Justice Samuel Alito in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022.
Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
In “Weekend Interview With Samuel Alito” (by James Taranto and David Rivkin Jr., April 29), the justice states that “nobody, practically nobody, is defending us.” I want to assure Justice Alito that outside the Washington bubble, millions of Americans are defending the Supreme Court, its history of excellence and its role in defending the Constitution and limited government. We are everyday American citizens who understand our freedoms are not free. We pray for your protection and we want you and your families to be safe to live and work without fear of reprisal.
Follow your fellow justice’s habit, rent an RV and come hang out with us. We are a great bunch. Hang tight, Justice Alito, we are with you.
Maggie Coleman
Columbia, Ky.
It is apparent from the interview with Justice Alito that some Americans on both sides have lost confidence in the institutions that make ours a government of laws, not men. On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob stormed the Capitol to prevent the Senate from performing its function, certifying the results of the Electoral College. On May 12, 2022, Justice Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in the case that overruled Roe v. Wade, was unable, because of safety concerns, to speak at George Mason University. Today, he must travel in a special vehicle with police protection, and an armed suspect has been charged with attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Those who seek to obstruct government and intimidate officials abandon the rule of law and reduce America to the level of third-world countries that are ruled by violence and threat of violence.
Robert R. Barton
Kerrville, Texas
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