Roe vs Wade vs SCOTUS legitimacy

[hollodero]

(05-12-2022, 12:20 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: 1. Peaceful protests aren't intimidation unless you're the kind of no spine judge whose afraid of people you wrongfully judge, at which point you kind of deserve it anyways.

Ah now that is a gross oversimplification, imho.

A judge should have the right to follow his profession without fearing for his or his family's safety. Makes sense to me as a principle. And honestly, if people were protesting in front of my home because they vigorously feel I should do something differently, I'd feel very uneasy about their intentions and probably would consider it to be a personal threat as well. I don't think that makes me spineless.

Just consider this if you will, what if more conservative protesters would assemble in front of Judge Jacksons house because she wants to uphold Roe. Maybe you're pure in your convictions on this, but I guess many people that endorse protests in front of Alito's house would take quite a different stance in that instance. Because for many (and me) she's right and Alito's wrong, of course. But that's subjective criteria that should not alter the principle.

And those protesting literally have a whole country to do so. It's not about forbidding peaceful protests, it just draws a line at judge's private homes; for this, imho understandably, can be seen as having an intimidating effect that is not desired in a nation of law.