Now, more than ever, we require a Justice who will move the Court
back in the direction of the people, not only because that is what the
law requires but because that is what our system of government
requires--summed up, of course, by President Lincoln's declaration that
it is ``a government of, by, and for the people.''
Second, we must insist upon a strong, mainstream, consensus candidate
because this Supreme Court will be tried in ways that few Courts have
been tested since the earliest days of the Republic, when
constitutional questions abounded, because, again, this administration
seems to have little regard for the rule of law and is likely to test
the Constitution in ways it hasn't been challenged for decades. Just 2 weeks in, the new administration has violated our core values,
challenged the separation of powers, stretched the bounds of statute,
and tested the very fabric of our Constitution in an unprecedented
fashion. The President has questioned the integrity of our elections
without evidence, issued legally and constitutionally dubious Executive
actions, such as the one on immigration and refugees, and fired his
Acting Attorney General for maintaining her fidelity to the law, rather
than pledging obedience to the President. For that, the White House
accused her of betrayal. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates offered her professional legal
opinion, but because it contradicted the administration's position, she
was fired, even though the very purpose of the Department of Justice is
to be an independent check on any administration.
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