The possibility to undermine our Nation's entire rule of law.
Christine Todd Whitman: “The possibility to undermine our Nation's entire rule of law.”
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Whitman expresses concern that the bill threatens legal frameworks for environmental protection.
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The court right now is not in the best odor, shall we say with the American people and the real tragedy here is that when the American people lose faith in the justice system, we're going to really dangerous place and we shouldn't.
I think the Democrats -- or the Republicans, excuse me have to be very concerned if Donald Trump decides he wants to be the nominee, because frankly, right now, he controls the party apparatus and he could be that person.
This kind of thing has never happened before. We have never seen a defeated candidate, especially for the presidency, who absolutely refused to admit he was defeated.
When you assume a role like such as a Supreme Court justice, you have a certain standard. You set a message. You set a standard for the entire court.