A leftist “Christian” group has launched a campaign that seeks to force conservative Justice Samuel Alito off of the Supreme Court.
The group, Faithful America, is demanding Alito’s removal for endorsing the idea that America should practice “godliness.”
Faithful America accused Alito of twisting Christianity to advance a political agenda of “Christian nationalism.”
“You are unfit to serve on our nation’s highest court, and we demand that you immediately resign,” the petition reads.
“This man is far from impartial and cannot remain a justice on our nation’s highest court.”
Liberal outrage toward Alito began to build when the New York Times reported that two flags loosely connected with January 6 were flown outside his homes.
The “Appeal To Heaven” flag and an inverted American flag we raised outside his property.
Both symbols have been used in different contexts for centuries.
However, the flags were flown by Altio’s wife concerning a dispute with a neighbor and were unrelated to the SCOTUS justice’s views or the events of Jan. 6.
But Alito’s critics have cited the flags as proof of Alito’s sympathy for the Jan. 6 protesters and “Christian nationalism.”
The amorphous term has been increasingly used to attack Christians with traditional beliefs.
The controversy escalated when Alito was secretly recorded making unguarded comments about the political divide in America with an undercover liberal activist.
“One side or the other is going to win,” was recorded saying.
Alito also agreed with the activist when she asked if America should return to “godliness.”
Faithful America, which preaches a progressive, LGBT-friendly flavor of “Christianity,” said Alito’s comments were “extraordinary.”
The organization insists that Altio’s views about “godliness” are evidence of a hidden agenda.
“These extraordinary comments twist our faith, endorse a Christian-nationalist agenda, and violate the Constitutional separation of church and state—and that’s not all,” the petition states.
The group further alleged that Alito challenged “our democratic system of elections and our judicial system itself” with the flag displays at his homes.
However, no explanation was provided for this dramatic assertion.
The petition is toothless, but it comes as emboldened Democrats have escalated attacks on Alito, his wife, and the conservative Supreme Court’s basic legitimacy.
Democrat President Joe Biden has also poured more fuel on the fire.
During a recent campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles, Biden alluded to the flag controversy.
He used the controversy to warn about the consequences of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
“The idea that, if he’s reelected, he’s going to appoint two more flying flags upside down is really,” Biden said.
“I think it is one of the scariest parts of it.”
Alito has refused to recuse himself from January 6 cases, which include a debate over Trump’s assertion of presidential immunity.
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