[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             JUSTICE ALITO

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the judicial code of conduct 
advises that a United States judge should uphold the integrity and 
independence of the judiciary and avoid impropriety and the appearance 
of impropriety.
  Just days after January 6, the Alitos flew an upside-down American 
flag, an image that sickened me, an image that was adopted as a Stop 
the Steal emblem. The United States Flag Code states that an upside-
down flag can be displayed only as a signal of dire distress and 
instances of extreme danger to life or property. Dire distress is not a 
political dispute and not a political fight with your neighbor.
  Justice Alito has served on the bench for 18 years. He knows better. 
No matter why the Alitos flew our flag in this disrespectful way, 
Justice Alito has failed to avoid impropriety and even the appearance 
of impropriety itself.
  I call on Justice Alito to recuse himself from all cases involving 
January 6 and the 2020 election.
  This Justice knows better.

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