What is most disconcerting about AOC and left-wing media members’ mockery and belittlement of the Kavanaugh incident is the precedent that it sets. If it is okay to harass a Supreme Court justice while he is at dinner, what is off-limits? Supreme Court justices are public officials, but they are not elected politicians. They are meant to be immune to public opinion, not bend to it. Their job is simply to interpret the Constitution. Treating the justices like they are congressmen, who often change their positions to appease their voters, will only further erode Amercans’ distrust in our most-sacred institutions and foment greater political polarization.

When Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked where the White House believes the line can be drawn regarding protesting Supreme Court justices, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded, “Peaceful protest, people should be allowed to be able to do that.” Doocy fired back, “In a restaurant?” “If it’s outside of a restaurant, if it’s peaceful, for sure . . . this is what a democracy is,” Jean-Pierre responded. This is ridiculous. Harassing a Supreme Court justice should never be condoned. That is not “democracy.” It is an attempt at intimidation.

The game can be played both ways.