This morning, I posted the following to Chief Justice John Roberts:
Dear Chief Justice Roberts:
I am not a lawyer, but a citizen looking to the Judicial system for protection of our rights, especially those guaranteed us in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to my and your Constitution. Congress seems unwilling to rein in the Executive, leaving you and your associates of the Judiciary as our rampart from which to defend us and constrain the excesses of the current administration’s campaign to reform our institutions and to challenge our rights.
I read that in your past, you argued for strong executive powers,
but I hope you agree that what we are now witnessing goes far beyond American
norms and processes. We seem to be following a playbook written by the Erdogans
and Orbans of the world and not Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. Might you and your associates be next in Trump's target? Due
process: what other does that mean than processes of fairness and justice due
citizens and residents of this country?
Please encourage your fellow justices of whatever court to become pro-active and call us to our senses. Your examples may embolden our legislators to restore the balance between the Legislative and Executive. More important, they will be protecting us.
Sincerely,
PS If the Judiciary steps up assertively, I promise never
again to tell a cheesy lawyer joke.
PPS Ignore the April first date; I’m not fooling.
