I was just a few yards away, at a competing rally nearby, when Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer shouted into a microphone while pointing toward the Supreme Court building.

“They’re taking away fundamental rights,” he said. “I want to tell you, Gorsuch, I want to tell you, Kavanaugh: You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”