Use Your Voice To Preserve The Courts
To Whom it May Concern:
Although many of us have opinions about specific values and traditions, a central principle of our government is the neutrality of the courts. We need the court system to be impartial in order to be fair. This benefits everyone.
On September 12, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke out to forcefully protest attempts to make the Department of Justice a “political weapon”. He condemned efforts to intimidate career public servants who do their jobs preserving the law.
The website at justice.gov/about has the department’s purpose posted front and center: “The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.” If our government fails to hold lawbreakers accountable, regardless of their positions in society or politics, then laws will lose all meaning. Allies of former President Donald Trump, and Mr. Trump himself, have publicly suggested plans to dismantle this important aspect of our government. This is outrageous and dangerous.
We have a responsibility in this presidential election. We can choose a leader who respects the law and other citizens, or one who does not. Vice President Kamala Harris will defend our court system – and thus defend us.
Sandra Fentiman
Utica, NY
