Justice Lewis Powell Spoke For All Of

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One Question We Must Consider Today Is How We Can Take Action To Unify Our Nation, Heal Racial Division, End Poverty And Give Real-life Meaning To The Constitutional Mandate That There Be Equal Protection Under Law.

Justice Lewis Powell Spoke For All Of Us When He Said: Equal Justice Under Law Is Perhaps The Most Inspiring Idea Of Our Society. It Is One Of The Ends For Which Our Entire Legal System Exists.

If A Legislator Is Safe From Competition, Or If He Represents Groups With The Same Economic And Political Beliefs, He Does Not Have To Change His Ideas Or Respond To The Needs Of The Broader Population. He Can Rest Content With A Mediocre, Absentee Performance Knowing He Will Be Returned To Office. And As He Is Returned Year After Year The Seniority System Gives Him Immense Control Over People From Other Parts Of The Country Whose Views He Need Not Heed At All.

We Have To Respect That Any Nominee To The Supreme Court Would Have To Defer Any Comments On Any Matters Which Are Either Before The Court Or Very Likely To Be Before The Court.