I saw retired Justice Stephen Breyer today
After our little New Hampshire town's 4th of July parade today, I was surprised to learn that Justice Breyer would be speaking on the steps of the historic old Town Hall (circa 1761!), on what has the potential to be our last Independence day without a monarch. It was honestly stunning and very poignant to see him today, almost 250 years since the founding of this nation. If not for the recent horrendous SCOTUS rulings, I would have been very excited and happy to see him, but instead, I felt anxious and more than a little sad. As he read out the words of the Declaration of Independence, I could feel an unspoken tension in the air hanging over the crowd that was gathered. I wanted deperately to hear his opinions and wisdom about where we are as a nation. But of course he was only there to read out the Declaration on the 4th of July. Afterward, I shook his hand and thanked him for his service to our country and told him that we miss him on the court. I was happy to see he looked spry and in good health.
I am so grateful that Justice Breyer was able to step down from the court at a time of his choosing and our great President Joe Biden got to choose his successor. I will never forget this day.
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