President Trump’s appointment of Judge Kavanaugh to the
Supreme Court should be withheld until the completion of Robert Mueller’s
Special Counsel Investigation. If
President Trump or anyone else who might be charged as a result of the
investigation is convicted and that conviction is carried forward to the
Supreme Court, for Judge Kavanaugh to have even the minutest part in any
decision regarding their guilt or innocence would, in light of his refusal to
recuse himself, be a conflict of interest. Some might say that is arguable, but
that is my opinion.
That having been said, I’ll summarize other thoughts I have
on the matter:
First, I am neither a Republican nor
a Democrat. I am an American. After God and my family, my country comes first.
If those who represent us in our government cared more for our country and less
for their parties, they would work together and our nation wouldn’t be in the disastrous
shape it is in. [It, Our Great Nation, We] are in peril. I believe
that.
Second, I can’t help but agree with
some that this is a political ploy by the Democrats to stall the approval of
Judge Kavanaugh to the court. So be it. What else can they do? The Republicans
wouldn’t hesitate to “follow suit” under similar conditions were circumstances
to be reversed. Let’s quit wasting time and money arguing these superfluous
things. Let’s quit majoring in minors and minoring in majors. This appointment must wait—whatever.
Third, let’s look at the picture from
the top down—the issue at hand. Our political views notwithstanding, our
nation, the United States of America and the people therein (Us), are the
greatest, richest, most powerful society in the history of civilization—since
Adam and Eve, if you will (just to put things in perspective). There are others
coming on; but, for now, that’s a fact! We are no “Johnny come lately”. We are
not an opinion on a “street corner”.
Winston Churchill (In my mind, one of
the greatest leaders in history) once said (and I paraphrase), “A democracy is
the worst form of government there is, but I know no other”. It is said. We
know. Our nation is a nation of law. As huge and complex as we are, we are held
together only by a piece of paper, our Constitution, written 250 years ago by,
arguably, some of the smartest men on earth. Think about that; and, as you do, think
also about how vastly our nation, our people—our whole society—have changed and
advanced in knowledge, technology, attitudes, values, work ethics, and so on.
One can immediately recognize that our Constitution must and has advanced in
support of these changes. Our Constitution, the law that binds us as a nation,
is all that enables our form of government to work.
And who do you think has the
responsibility to interpret the underlying concepts of our Constitution that
bind the laws of our land written by our elected representatives in Congress?
You know, but I’ll tell you anyway—the most powerful men and women in our great
nation; and, therefore, the most powerful and responsible people in the history
of civilization—the members of the Supreme Court of The United States of
America. That’s who. That’s who to whom we are considering the appointment of Judge
Brett Michael Kavanaugh; and, at his current age, he may be in that position
for the next 40 years (He was born February 12, 1965). His technical
qualification notwithstanding (and he is definitely qualified technically—no
argument there), don’t you think we should look also very carefully at him
personally, i.e. character, morals, opinions, objectivity, etc?
Books have been written about our Constitution, our courts,
etc; and, since I haven’t read any of them, I won’t even attempt to discuss
them here; but I want to make one last observation before I close. It is my
understanding that, when a Justice of the Supreme Court decides upon a case, he
is not “trying” the case. The case has already been decided by a lower court
and reviewed by a court of appeals. The responsibility of the Justice of the
Supreme Court is to review the case in light of the particular part or parts of
the Constitution to which it applies to determine its compliance and,
therefore, its legality. Obviously, this can be a highly complicated
determination, but I believe the introduction of politics (Republican,
Democrat, or whatsoever) or prejudice into the equation should not happen under any
circumstance. To do otherwise is tantamount to legislating and that is the job
of our Congress. It is also dishonest.
That’s my view.
Ronald Miller
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