The Supreme Court Is The Last Refuge

The Courage Of Federal Judge Frank Johnson Is Well-known.he Was The One That Gave The Legal Authority For The Right To March From Selma To Montgomery, And He Suffered Dearly For It. He Was Ostracized And Rejected. His Life Was Threatened As A Result Of It.

There Is Also The Issue Of Personal Privacy When It Comes The Executive Power. Throughout Our Nation's History, Whether It Was Habeas Corpus During The Civil War, Alien And Sedition Acts In World War I, Or Japanese Internment Camps In World War Ii, Presidents Have Gone Too Far.

If You Look At The Record And The Enviable Record Which Sandra Day O'connor Has Written, You Find She Was The Fifth And Decisive Vote To Safeguard Americans' Right To Privacy, To Require Our Courtrooms To Grant Access To The Disabled, To Allow The Federal Government To Pass Laws To Protect The Environment, To Preserve The Right Of Universities To Use Affirmative Action, To Ban The Execution Of Children In America.

Unfortunately The Republican Tax Cut Will Deny Important Revenues To Many States Facing Their Own Deficits. This Will Create Greater Pressure For Higher State And Local Taxes.

We Have A Long Way To Go, Some Tough Issues Ahead Of Us, And I'm Sure There Will Be Some Obstacles In The Path ... But The Good Faith Effort That's Being Put Into This Absolutely Is Encouraging To Me And Gives Me Hope.