I might not be a Constitutional scholar, but...

[madamesilverspurs]

23. We are a nation of laws.

But we are not a nation of lawyers. Frustration with the shifting landscape of accountability is becoming maddeningly routine. Our present and growing anxiety seems to be directly traceable to some rather stunning incidents of in-your-face decisions handed down by the highest court; concurrent with all that is the alarming judicial departures from norms of conduct and ethics. How are we to trust or respect those who are positioned to shrug off our concerns?

Yes, we have questions. And we are right to ask them. Trust in our institutions of justice has been relegated to the realm of unreasonable expectation. That richly columned building is morphing into a big top, and the remodel is coming from the inside. If the occupants want our trust and respect, they're going to have to earn it. Meanwhile, our rising doubts are justified. More's the pity.


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