According to the Washington Times, the Judge claimed he suffered "emotional distress" after receiving a letter from an elderly gentleman, Philip Merrell, a resident of Washington, D.C., who vented outrage at the Judge for his threat to levy sanctions on Hemenway for petitioning the court. The Judge's emotional distress resulted in the dispatch of two armed federal marshals who paid a visit to the Merrell home to inquire as to whether the gentleman knew Hemenway, purportedly at the judge's prompting.
One reason I am extremely careful about being politically active or communicating to public officials in any fashion. Yes, I know it's my God given / Constitutionally recognized right, but I also know that God's not going to pay the legal bills to defend against these Commie b@$t@rds' abuse of those rights.
Not to worry, when you get to the point where you have nothing left to lose, you’ll be more willing to actually act.
Check back in, what?, a couple months?, a year?
A wise elderly relative who lived through the great depression said in reference to writing public officials.. “Be careful”.