Merrick Garland’s Refusal To Protect Supreme Court Justices Endangers The Country

You don’t need a lawyer. A truck driver can tell the difference between the crowd that welcomes the Red Sox home after they’ve won the World Series and the sullen crowds still standing outside the homes of the conservative justices of the Supreme Court.

We all know the difference between a smile and frown, between waving hands gesturing people to come forward versus hands signaling people to stay away. The differences are grounded in the natural way people understand body language, and in the way they understand words as their meanings are settled in ordinary language.

Not only does everyone understand these things, they must in order to get on with daily life. Everyone understands these human basics — that is, unless he is

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