Judge Michael Ponsor, a federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton, weighed in on the Justice Alito flag controversy on Friday and said it was unethical.
Judge Michael Ponsor, a sitting federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton, weighed in on the upside-down flag flying at Justice Samuel Alito's home in an op-ed for The New York Times on Friday, and said it was unethical. 'Regardless of its legality, displaying the flag in that way, at that time, shouldn’t have happened. To put it bluntly, any judge with reasonable ethical instincts would have realized immediately that flying the flag then and in that way was improper.
Another symbol carried by Trump supporters, an 'Appeal to Heaven' flag, was seen flying at a beach home owned by Alito in New Jersey, the Times reported days later. The flag, also known as the Pine Tree flag, dates back to the Revolutionary War and is also associated with wanting a Christian government, according to the New York Times. 'Basic ethical behavior should not rely on laws or regulations. It should be folded into a judge’s DNA. That didn’t happen here.
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