At least two amazing things resulted from the attempted assassination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by a man angered at a leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, and potential ruling protecting 2nd Amendment rights. An attempt in which the would-be assassin arrived at Kavanaugh’s home, but was deterred by the presence of two U.S. Deputy Marshals. The assassin and assassination got “that” close.
Amazing thing number 1 – The media buried the story. Yes, it was reported in major publications, but nowhere near what it would have received had it been a “right winger” arriving at the home of a liberal Justice with intent to kill. The President of the United States, whose office has nodded, winked, and encouraged protests at Justices’ homes, has only issued a single cryptic statement about the incident, and then only after weeks passed. There has not been a “national conversation” about this profound threat. The media moved on quickly because that would-be assassin shared their views on abortion and gun control. It’s almost like it never happened. But I’m so old, I remember it.
Amazing thing number 2 – I agree with a key point in this June 8, 2022, column by Jeremy Shulman in leftwing Mother Jones about the assassination. I bookmarked it, and have been waiting to write about it, The Assassination Plot Against Brett Kavanaugh Is a National Emergency. Here’s the key point (with gratuitous and obligatory side swipes at Trump omitted):
But I do know this: We apparently just came unacceptably, terrifyingly close to catastrophe. The assassination of a Supreme Court justice would be a personal and national tragedy. But it would be more than that. It would be a threat to American democracy…. It’s simply impossible to imagine how a high court torn apart by violence could function in a way that Americans accept.
Political assassinations are a thing I remember growing up in the 1960s. The Democrat political and media non-reactions to the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh make it more likely targeted political violence will return, and I’m talking about more than the now-common riots and looting. I don’t think people realize how “terrifying close to catastrophe” we are every single day.
I have this feeling we’re on the brink. It’s in the air. It feels like ’68.
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