Justice is blind – or so the saying goes. But is it really? Judges and justices – whether state or federal, lower court or supreme – are supposed to be impartial and non-partisan, and many argue they are. But how unbiased can one really be? And how blind is Lady Justice when politicians alternately rely on or fear the judiciary, depending on who holds the majority?
Chuck Schumer and the “Bulwark Against Trump”
According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Democrats have pulled a page from the Republican playbook. Donald Trump makes his triumphant return to the White House in January, and by then, Republicans will hold slim majorities in both chambers of Congress. But that doesn’t mean Biden’s legacy is simply undone.
“I don’t know exactly what Trump will do,” Schumer told Politico. “But I can tell you this: The…