The challenge of adhering strictly to the rule of law originates outside of court rooms. We expect our government officials (including judges) to meet high standards, and they will sometimes disappoint. But our current crisis involves a more dangerous pattern of discounting without sound reason settled law, due process, and established precedent.
But President Obama was prevented from appointing the unobjectionable Merrick Garland. It is even worse than you say.
I was trying to confine my remarks to Sandra Day O’Connor’s part in the theft of the Supreme Court. But, yeah, you’re not wrong.
The challenge of adhering strictly to the rule of law originates outside of court rooms. We expect our government officials (including judges) to meet high standards, and they will sometimes disappoint. But our current crisis involves a more dangerous pattern of discounting without sound reason settled law, due process, and established precedent.