Rule of Law

“This is not a witch hunt. On the other hand, there are other dimensions we also must remember. Here are the optics…” - Mohler

“Be thankful that America has a written Constitution…. Israel’s elected parliament, the Knesset, is currently trying to stave off an anti-democratic coup by its judiciary.” - N.Review

“…we can’t rewind the clock. We can only decide how to go forward. And so the DOJ should go forward with the same rule it applied to Hillary Clinton, including the same level of deference.” - David French

“Pence’s focus, by contrast, was on justice—upholding the rule of law—and the courage he sought was the courage to ignore the howls of the mob …If you doubt that January 6 was a thoroughly religious moment for Mike Pence, read this” - David French

“Unless he recuses himself and hands the job over the Senate president pro tempore – as Vice President Hubert Humphrey did in January 1969 – Pence will have the ceremonial but politically consequential role of presiding over a contested certification.” - The Conversation

“There are legitimate issues to consider after the 2020 vote about the security of mail-in ballots and the process of counting votes…but make no mistake: The chief driver of the post-election contention of the past several weeks is the petulant refusal of one man to accept the verdict of the American people.

“If one begins with the inconvertible truth that systemic discrimination is the cause of all disparities, the exchange of ideas is unwelcome because the give-and-take that comes with such exchange can lead to an appreciation of complexity rather than simplistic sloganeering.” - L&L

“Will our election perpetuate and even intensify our divisions–with Republicans claiming Democrats stole the election, just as Democrats claimed that Republicans stole the election in 2016, with a ‘Resistance’ this time of the right–or might it usher in a new national mood that is tired of the constant conflict?” - Veith

“America’s founding documents presuppose that a limited government depends on a free and virtuous society. ‘Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports,’ said George Washington in his Farewell Address.” - Acton