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edbermac

(16,519 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:21 PM 11 hrs ago

Female Supreme Court Justices Formally Request Protection From Brett Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON—Acknowledging that the danger would be difficult to manage and impossible to eliminate altogether, the Supreme Court’s female justices nevertheless appeared before Congress this week to ask for protection from fellow justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“We understand that our safety cannot be guaranteed, but we are in a uniquely vulnerable position and have the right to carry out our duties without worrying that we’ll turn a corner one day and find Brett Kavanaugh standing there in the hallway,” said Justice Amy Coney Barrett, adding that she recently had to explain to her teenage children why she was forced to wear extra layers of baggy, shapeless shirts at work.

“While we realize that posting security in every corridor and meeting room of the Supreme Court building could cost taxpayers millions of dollars, we can’t ignore the threat of Justice Kavanaugh, which has skyrocketed since 2018 and shows no sign of slowing down. By the time I step into an elevator with him inside it, it’ll be too late.”

Barrett went on to say, however, that outside the security appropriation, Congress should stay out of Supreme Court affairs except to unethically appoint conservative justices.

https://theonion.com/female-supreme-court-justices-formally-request-protection-from-brett-kavanaugh/

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Female Supreme Court Justices Formally Request Protection From Brett Kavanaugh (Original Post) edbermac 11 hrs ago OP
When the Onion reports the truth without even meaning to... hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #1
While Kavanaugh's judgment may be questionable DFW 10 hrs ago #2
Once again I was almost taken in Susan Calvin 10 hrs ago #3
Just Kavanaugh? What about Clarence Thomas? Fil1957 10 hrs ago #4
They can dweller 9 hrs ago #9
Knew it had to be the Onion Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago #5
Figured it was The Onion. Just Jerome 9 hrs ago #6
Was she holding a 6 pack of beer? Zackzzzz 9 hrs ago #7
If that was payment relogic 9 hrs ago #8
I failed to recognize the Onion as the source Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #10
The truth may be stranger than fiction. NT warmfeet 8 hrs ago #11
Geez...it's getting harder and harder to tell. Totally Tunsie 7 hrs ago #12

DFW

(60,969 posts)
2. While Kavanaugh's judgment may be questionable
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:58 PM
10 hrs ago

If there is one woman I doubt he would chase after, it is his colleague, Any Phony Carrot.

relogic

(467 posts)
8. If that was payment
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:54 PM
9 hrs ago

for services rendered to further push the SC into disrepute, she was sure to demand near beer and that was too profligate in her prudish mind.

Buddyzbuddy

(3,157 posts)
10. I failed to recognize the Onion as the source
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:28 PM
9 hrs ago

because the story is believable and not funny.

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