The problem is in the title
You don't ASK people to stop doing wrong things, you TELL them to knock it off. This is where our country often falls off the ladder. We're squishy when we should be strong.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/07/03/supreme-court-marshal-asks-governors-of-maryland-and-virginia-to-stop-protests-at-homes-of-justices-n1610115
A government which robs Peter to
pay Paul can always depend on
the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw