No one has ever accused the American Bar Association of being anti-Republican, so imagine our surprise to learn that they are screaming like Bolsheviks at the gate coming for the czar. We live in strange times:
The ABA Supports the Rule of Law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accordance with the rule of law and in an orderly manner that respects the lives of affected individuals and the work they have been asked to perform.
Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity.
We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law.
The American Bar Association supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. We have consistently urged the administrations of both parties to adhere to the rule of law. We stand in that familiar place again today. And we do not stand alone. Our courts stand for the rule of law as well.
And it goes on in this manner for a while longer. And you should go read it. If you were feeling that all was lost, this will really help you buck-up. The ABA obvs has a lot of smart lawyers and if they are already taking a stand, well, we got that working for us. To paraphrase LBJ, I’d rather have them inside our tent pissing outside than outside our tent pissing inside.
In other words, they might know something about how to gum-up the works.
Did anyone have on their 2025 Bingo Card that the ABA would go full-Resistance just 3 weeks into the 4th Reich?
Republished with permission from Mock Paper Scissors.
