CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 16, 2026
TWO SCENES ON CAPITOL HILL TUESDAY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND I HOPE CAUGHT YOURS. DARLENE GRAHAM, THE SISTER OF THE LATE SENATOR LINDSAY GRAHAM, WAS SWORN IN TO TAKE HER LATE BROTHER’S SEATS FOR THE REST OF HIS TERM
THE OTHER WAS THE SCENE OF TWO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TESTIFYING BEFORE A SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE SECURITY.
AMY CONY BARRETT SAID SHE HAD TO EXPLAIN TO HER 12-YEAR-OLD SON WHY SHE HAD TIO WEAR A BULLET PROOF VEST BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT THREATS AGAINST THE JUSTICES. SHE DIDN’T MENTION THOSE THREATS ARE AGAINST CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES BY RADICAL LEFT PROTESTORS WHO STALK THEIR HOMES AND MAKE DEATH THREATS AGAINST THEM. ELENA KAGAN JOINED WITH BARRETT IN ASKING FOR MORE PROTECTIVE STAFF.
I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN GUARDS STOOD OUT FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO PROTECT IT. IT WAS THE SAME WITH THE CAPITOL WHICH HAD ONE GUARD OUTSIDE THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
TOO MANY OF THESE PROTESTORS ARE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR WITH FOREIGN MONEY. TOO MANY ARE VIOLENT IN THEIR RHETORIC AND SIGNS. THEY ENCOURAGE MORE TWISTED MINDS TO ACT ON THEIR THREATS.
YES, THERE IS A NEED FOR GREATER SECURITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT, BUT THERE IS A GREATER NEED TO TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC. I’M CAL THOMAS.
