America is dealing with a constitutional problem: Executive Branch powers vs. the role of the Judicial Branch when they disagree. We the People need to stand back for a moment and examine the law and the facts, not the personal or political views we may have. The Question Before Us So, as news and very public disagreements fly back and forth by the hour, We the People need to ask: Is the Judicial Branch weighing the law and the facts of these high-profile cases? Or are personal and even political views prevailing? Remember, the Executive Branch cannot defy a legal court order. There is an appeals process for a reason. The Importance of Judging the Law and the Facts I first learned the importance of judging the law and the facts when I took a Duty of the Jury course. It's not about how we feel about the case. It's about what the law and the facts say. That's it. What I see going on is the prevailing winds of personal and political views. That's not new in our …
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