The Assault on the Supreme Court – WSJ

All of this means that Congress and the President, representing Articles I and II of the Constitution, have a special obligation to protect the Article III judiciary. In a less polarized era, Mr. Biden would have called the leaders of both parties and chambers in Congress to the White House for a joint appearance to denounce the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh and any act of violence against the judiciary. He could still do this.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Merrick Garland could also warn, and then prosecute, those who are attempting to intimidate the Justices by harassing them or their families at home or at school. Critics of the Court can demonstrate all they want in front of the Supreme Court or march in the streets of Washington. But attempting to influence judges with threats is a federal crime.

We wish we didn t have to write this, but we live in fanatical times when political violence is all too possible. Protecting democracy means protecting all of its institutions.

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All of this is going to harden the attitudes of the conservative Justices, maybe even the Chief, against the Democrats, assuming they survive.