Staff Reports
Nicholas Roske, the would-be assassin with a flair for the dramatic, thought he’d take matters into his own hands when it came to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. According to law enforcement, Roske was riled up by the leak of a draft opinion signaling that the court would overturn Roe v. Wade — a change most conservatives consider a long-overdue correction. But instead of channeling his angst into a spirited debate on the judicial process, he opted for an all-too-literal plan to “take out” the justice. Because nothing screams “political discourse” like booking a flight from California to Maryland to commit murder.
Roske’s arrest in June 2022 didn’t exactly stun the nation after he had traveled cross-country with the intent to assassinate a Supreme Court justice. It raises the question of the competence or perhaps the sincerity of the Biden administration’s handling of protests surrounding Kavanaugh’s house — wherein mobs were allowed to gather, thumb their noses at federal law, and create an environment ripe for violence. If anyone thought they were going to persuade Kavanaugh to change his mind with anger and threats, Roske clearly took that to a misguided extreme.
Fast-forward three years, and Roske is still awaiting trial like a contestant in an unfortunate game show nobody wants to watch. His legal team recently filed a motion to suppress evidence related to his confession, arguing that he wasn’t adequately informed of his rights. Always convenient. When dealing with attempted murder, one might typically figure that voluntary confessions could prove a bit tricky, but Roske’s lawyers seem eager to invoke a rights-related defense—because nothing fuels political discord quite like a runaway legal strategy.
The left has weaponized the abortion issue in ways that endanger more than just preborn babies and their mothers. The casual abuse of threats against those considered pro-life must end.https://t.co/2b2b7qxrl7
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) January 5, 2025
The real kicker here is that Roske claims he was worried about Kavanaugh’s potential support for loosening gun control laws in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. Perhaps Roske confused “concerned citizen” with “assassin.” The idea that he believed taking out Kavanaugh might affect the Second Amendment rulings is a leap that would leave even liberal academia stunned. It’s hard not to chuckle at the irony: His apocalyptic fears about guns didn’t result in a reasoned discussion, but rather a flight to the dark side.
While Roske’s actions can certainly be linked to the chaos that followed the Roe leak, the Supreme Court’s inability to unearth the leaker remains a mystery as intoxicating as a poorly crafted plot twist in a bad political thriller. As Roske prepares for his day in court, it raises the pressing question: How much longer will the left-crazy mob narrative be allowed to play out without accountability? It’s not merely a trial for Roske; it’s a litmus test for a system teetering on the brink of reckoning.
