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There are so many outrages, but at the level of whether our democracy survives intact, this is the most important story of today, tomorrow & the forseeable future.And I cannot understand the silence of most of my profession at this dangerous, frontal challenge to the rule of law.
The rule of law is not partisan. Neither is separation of powers. Speaking up for the rule of law should not fall to civil rights lawyers, Democratic Party lawyers or Never Trumpers. Every lawyer who has taken the oath to defend the Constitution must speak, must stand.
I have been waiting for the full measure of voices who lead our profession to speak powerfully, unequivocally & publicly. The law firm partners. The former govt. attorneys. The law profs. Our profession will not recover from the failure to fight collectively for the rule of law.
I am proud of the work of civil rights lawyers and those former U.S. attys and the handful of law firm leaders who are speaking truth to power and fighting publicly against these threats to the rule of law. But I hope that our entire profession will stand up united.
