As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“…law enforcement has always existed, but its power has always been restrained. Indeed, the Fourth Amendment was adopted precisely to prohibit arrests and detentions based on mere suspicion or official convenience. In America, suspicion is insufficient” - World
“By prospectively applying a stricter nondelegation principle, the Court can promote constitutionalism while respecting reliance interests.” - L&L
Review: ‘The Godless Constitution and the Providential Republic’ by Steven D. Smith… “While Smith grants that Christianity often provided the form and content of this providentialism, he argues that American providentialism was and is not dependent on Christianity.
“The law of ‘standing’ in American constitutional law is complex and particular applications of that law are contested. Still… a party seeking to sue in a federal court ‘cannot be a mere bystander, but instead must have a “personal stake” in the dispute.’” - Law & Liberty
“The first question is, should a president be immune from criminal prosecution? The answer to that has to be yes and no. And I think it’s going to be very difficult for a court to say exactly how yes and exactly how no” - Mohler
“Our attempts to resolve these tensions will be and have been halting, difficult, and suffer many setbacks. But in solidarity with our neighbors, with whom we share God’s image, we can imperfectly work toward just resolutions” - Acton
“In an episode of his podcast… said Trump’s posting on social media Saturday was ‘a direct contradiction of the oath of office for the president of the United States.’” - CPost
Related: “A president’s most important promise is to defend the Constitution” - Al Mohler at World
“The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia said Thursday that Breyer and Gorsuch, who has served since 2019, will be spokesmen for civics education and civility in politics.” - C.Index
“…. the Senate adopted the first two parts of the House version but dropped ‘nor shall the rights of conscience be infringed.’ After that, a direct protection of the individual right of conscience never reappeared in the language of the final religion clauses.” - TGC
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