Political Quotes

“our Nation has seen some deeply concerning trends in recent decades--increased polarization, flat wages for workers, and a growing tribal mindset that makes it increasingly difficult for people to trust each other and our public institutions. We are also seeing a partisan divide that is growing stronger and wider by the day. For example, 60 years ago, about 4 percent of Americans said that they would be seriously disappointed if their son or daughter married someone from the opposite political party. Today, it is almost half. We are also seeing a growing economic divide. Fifty years ago, 9 out of 10 30-year-olds in America were better off than their parents at the same age. In 2010, only half were. It feels like the bonds that make us a cohesive society are fraying and that life in the United States is growing more unfair for so many Americans. Bringing our country back together and strengthening our bonds with each other will not be an easy task, but, without question, the Supreme Court has an unparalleled ability either to move our society forward or to pull us further apart. Unanimous opinions by the Supreme Court to strike down segregation in public schools, to affirm the right of criminal defendants to an attorney, and to rein in the use of executive privilege by President Nixon show the ability of ideologically diverse judges to agree on what is fair and what is right, but the Supreme Court as an institution is far, far from infallible.…”