The chief justice was not explicit about whether his call for increased civics education was intended as a rebuke of Trump, although some quickly read it that way
Chief Justice John Roberts — who’s on the verge of an extraordinarily high-profile balancing act presiding over the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump — issued a warning on Tuesday about the dangers of misinformation in the internet era.
“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,” Roberts said in a statement. “What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them. That independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.”that Roberts was burying his head in the sand.
“We should celebrate our strong and independent judiciary, a key source of national unity and stability,” the chief justice wrote on Tuesday. “But we should also remember that justice is not inevitable. We should reflect on our duty to judge without fear or favor, deciding each matter with humility, integrity, and dispatch.
“It is sadly ironic that John Jay’s efforts to educate his fellow citizens about the Framers’ plan of government fell victim to a rock thrown by a rioter motivated by a rumor,” Roberts wrote. “Happily, Hamilton, Madison, and Jay ultimately succeeded in convincing the public of the virtues of the principles embodied in the Constitution. Those principles leave no place for mob violence.”
While Roberts celebrates educational programs and initiatives undertaken by the federal judiciary, his report ignored the lack of video or still cameras at the high court and most lower federal courts. Roberts’ discussion of the courts’ daily work also overstates the extent of other efforts toward openness.
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