“In a constitutional democracy, persons owe loyalty to the Constitution, rather than the government”
James Buchannan – Hillsdale College
U.S. Attorney General Pam Blondi has justified firing or demoting respected Department of Justice attorneys for failure to be a “zealously advocate” on behalf of the United States, even in situations where the government has admitted it made mistakes. She added, “The responsibilities of Department of Justice attorneys include not only aggressively enforcing criminal and civil laws enacted by Congress, but also vigorously defending presidential policies and actions against legal challenges on behalf of the United States.”
A Trump loyalist, Blondi conveniently ignores every attorney’s oath (including the one she took) requires their primary obligations include respect for truth and loyalty to the Constitution and an “obligation to be candid and honest with the court.”
Not surprisingly, senior officials working in other executive departments have met similar fates for placing honesty and the Constitution ahead of loyalty to any public official’s personal programs and policies when the two are in conflict.
White House insiders have reported President Trump has been fuming that several of his Supreme Court appointees have not supported his, often autocratic, personal and political agendas. While Justice Barrett has been the target of much of his private and at times public venom, he has also vented criticisms of Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.
No Supreme Court justice, local District judge, attorney, government employee, or member of the military should ever be coerced to place loyalty to political party or public official, including a president, above his/her sacred obligation of fealty to the Constitution, upholding of constitutional Laws enacted by Congress or the States, and respect for the honesty and the truth.
Dangerously, Trump and his allies seem not to care loyal Americans, whether working for the government or not, have the guaranteed right to hold, openly express and freely publish their differences with the President and his goals and are not enemies … particularly when the believe them unconstitutional of unjust. Punishing dissent, a tactic frequently employed by autocratic societies, is unacceptable and antithetical to the foundation of our Constitutional Republic.
