the rule of law prevails!
Hello Senator Schiff,
Oh, really? I have a very different interpretation of these "chilling words." Let's break down Sotomayor's words sentence by sentence.
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other."
→ Translation: People can't be trusted to uphold the system on their own, so unelected elites have to step in and control it for them.
"It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival."
→ Translation: Our version of democracy only survives if unelected bureaucrats and judges are willing to override democratic outcomes in the name of preserving the system.
"Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort."
→ Translation: The Court didn’t rubber-stamp our preferred policy mechanism of unilateral nationwide injunctions, and that's unacceptable because we expect the judiciary to act as our firewall against the will of the electorate.
"With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution..."
→ Translation: We don’t like what the elected executive did, so we're invoking moral hyperbole to frame it as illegitimate... not because it's unconstitutional, but because it violates our ideological expectations.
"Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way."
→ Translation: The Court didn't act as a political veto for the Swamp, and that's cowardice.
"Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent."
→ Translation: Any refusal to resist the current administration is complicity with authoritarianism, and I'm going to signal my moral superiority for the record.