>>may I ask if you yourself were there guarding the good judge’s safety?<<
At my age and with my infirmities I can only serve as a lookout these days but believe me I would have been there if i could have.
>>the very idea that these judges’ lives may be being threatened, has probably not quite sunk in to the general consciousness at this point.<<
Not all of us are in denial, of that I’m certain. I will gladly help in paying the costs of protecting this man or his family. We can do more by getting on the phone to our local election officials and demanding that they straighten out and ask for proof of citizenship of presidential candidates. We can ask our attorney generals to enforce the laws.
I am confident that if this man felt that he had superior local support, he would have carried through with a proper judgement.
I can only imagine the level of force that a sitting dictator can muster against any domestic enemy. I'm not quite sure what level of defense it would take to protect a judge who was willing to stand up against such a tyrant.
Could that defensive force also protect everyone he loves and cares for? Could it protect every friend and close acquaintance? I don't know that it could.