In this article, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. prepares to presides the impeachment trial of President Trump. He issued remarks on the state of the federal judiciary that seemed to address to the president himself. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. states, “We should reflect on our duty to judge without fear or favor, deciding each matter with humility, integrity and dispatch.As the new year begins, and we turn to the tasks before us, we should each resolve to do our best to maintain the public’s trust that we are faithfully discharging our solemn obligation to equal justice under law.” This reminds me of the judiciary justice lesson we discussed in class. As the judicial branch is under the Supreme Court, it is in charge of interpreting the laws of the Constitution. Since the US Constitution is so difficult, there are justices that are selected to the Supreme Court who help analyze and interpret the Constitution. These judges are appointed for life so their opinions would not sacrifice their position as justices. In addition to justices, the class also brushed over an independent judiciary. There have been slight debates whether an independent judiciary is fit for American democracy. Although some say that certain parts of the judiciary branch lacks accountability for representative democracy, the judicial branch is a way to balance the other more powerful branches. With that being said, what you do guys think about the impeachment trial so far? Or any opinions about the independent judiciary or the judicial branch itself?
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In regards to the impeachment trial, I think that this process is taking a really long time and has been lagged a bit as it started off with Nancy Pelosi not giving the articles of impeachment since she tried to create a political move. Also, since we already know that there is a Senate Republican majority who will vote for Trump, it will prevent him from being kicked out of office. I think this whole trial is just for a formality since everyone already knows what they will vote for. It will be really hard to sway those Senators.
I believe that Chief Justice Roberts has had a very minimal role in the impeachment process thus far. His actions have been for the most part impartial to any political party and very procedural. However, the impeachment process as a whole has been extremely partisan, as expected. Trump is expected to be acquitted today Feb 5 because of the Senate vote last week to not include any witness. I believe this decision was not for the good of the country but rather the Republican party. Key witnesses such as John Bolton could have enlightened the American public about the President's actions and intentions involving the Ukrainian scandal. However, witnesses would extend the trial, thus hurting the President politically for his upcoming re-election campaign. I think it's sad that we are no longer capable of having a government that can place party over the safety of the country.
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