It’s worth bearing in mind what Joseph de Maistre, a French lawyer and diplomat, wrote: “Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” People get the government they deserve. That is nowhere more true than of American lawyers and judges. If we allow people to purport to lead us even when they viciously violate the principles that we hold dear, we deserve what we get from such so-called leadership.
For the Federalist Society to suddenly decide to now to deeply explore the core beliefs of their conservative bent is a perverse admittance of wrongdoing. No single political group should unduly influence the American ideal. The FedSoc should bare responsibility for initially backing a narscistic sociopath from day one. The result of their error is seen in an unqualified candidate for president who has created an insurrectionist belief system that cannot be justified. John Eastman -- still a prominent FedSoc influencer/member -- is only one example how far the law train has left the track. Darkness prevails and we may never see that light.
I find you shouldering a pronounced bias. Much has been written about the Jan riots with most slanting toward what many feel is unfair. Many folks feel that Trump, in fact, did not condone any storming or certainly no invasion of the capital. I try to consume as much honest news and I find myself convinced Trump did not wholly encourage the results of the attacks. He is not without fault, to be sure. Thanks for your essay.
"Many feel" is Trumpism at its core. The plain fact is that, as Mr. Lat suggested, Trump encouraged, fomented and then, once it was clearly a liability, pretended he never heard of the Jan. 6 coup attempt. Unsurprisingly, it's a process Trump repeated with Project 2025.
It is equally plain that the Federalist Society, for all its lofty aspirations, has become a gathering place for Trump apologists and those who would twist (or ignore) the law and the Constitution to produce a political result.
It’s worth bearing in mind what Joseph de Maistre, a French lawyer and diplomat, wrote: “Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” People get the government they deserve. That is nowhere more true than of American lawyers and judges. If we allow people to purport to lead us even when they viciously violate the principles that we hold dear, we deserve what we get from such so-called leadership.
For the Federalist Society to suddenly decide to now to deeply explore the core beliefs of their conservative bent is a perverse admittance of wrongdoing. No single political group should unduly influence the American ideal. The FedSoc should bare responsibility for initially backing a narscistic sociopath from day one. The result of their error is seen in an unqualified candidate for president who has created an insurrectionist belief system that cannot be justified. John Eastman -- still a prominent FedSoc influencer/member -- is only one example how far the law train has left the track. Darkness prevails and we may never see that light.
Does anyone know how many firearms were recovered at the "siege" of the capital?
I find you shouldering a pronounced bias. Much has been written about the Jan riots with most slanting toward what many feel is unfair. Many folks feel that Trump, in fact, did not condone any storming or certainly no invasion of the capital. I try to consume as much honest news and I find myself convinced Trump did not wholly encourage the results of the attacks. He is not without fault, to be sure. Thanks for your essay.
"Many feel" is Trumpism at its core. The plain fact is that, as Mr. Lat suggested, Trump encouraged, fomented and then, once it was clearly a liability, pretended he never heard of the Jan. 6 coup attempt. Unsurprisingly, it's a process Trump repeated with Project 2025.
It is equally plain that the Federalist Society, for all its lofty aspirations, has become a gathering place for Trump apologists and those who would twist (or ignore) the law and the Constitution to produce a political result.