It was recently revealed that an upside-down American flag flew for several days in front of Justice Alito’s home in Alexandria, Va. shortly after the Capital riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
The “stop the steal” movement had used an upside-down flag as a symbol to protest the 2020 election results.
Zirin notes that “Judicial experts said in interviews that the flag was a clear violation of ethics rules, which seek to avoid even the appearance of bias.”
The revelation about the flag is particularly concerning since Alito is set to rule in two cases involving the Jan. 6 riot.
“Alito has now gone too far,” Zirin writes. “Some are calling for his impeachment or, at a minimum, his recusal in Trump-related cases.”
Either way, “There is too much at stake for our democracy to have these important questions determined by a controversial jurist whose bias and partisan policy preferences override the law.”
Read the op-ed at TheHill.com.
