Tennessee Congressman Calls for Justice Alito’s Censure for Displaying Inverted Flag

A Tennessee congressman has introduced a House resolution to censure U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito—a George W. Bush appointee—over an inverted American flag hung outside his Virginia home between the Jan. 6, 2021, ‘Stop the Steal’ protests and President Joe Biden’s inauguration. An upside-down flag was used by many people who believed the 2020 presidential election was rigged in favor of President Biden and that former President Donald Trump was the actual winner. “Beyond poor judgment, Justice Alito’s misuse of the American flag is a knowing and shameless demonstration of his political bias,” Steve Cohen, the Democrat who proposed the resolution, said in a press release. “He literally flew a flag in front of his house showing the world he supported the January 6th insurrectionists. What’s more, he continues to participate in litigation directly related to the 2020 election and the Insurrection, in direct violation of the federal recusal statute and the Supreme Court’s own ethics rules.”...